ABB Japan Orders Additional Braintech Software eVisionFactory for Japanese Automaker

Application Will Use ABB's TrueView Seam-Sealing System


VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Braintech Inc. (OTCBB:BRHI), a leading provider of vision guided robotic ("VGR") software and solutions, announced today that it has received two additional orders for eVisionFactory(tm) (eVF(tm)) solutions from strategic partner ABB, for a Japanese automaker. eVF is the key ingredient in ABB's TrueView(tm) vision guidance application for seam sealing.

These additional systems are duplicates of the original two systems ordered in July of 2005. They will be added to the same production line to further automate the sealing process and will complete the seam sealing automation on the vehicle body.

Commenting, Braintech CEO, Owen Jones stated, "Every order we receive today helps to increase the visibility of our products and drives home the need for every manufacturer to understand the tremendous value VGR means to their bottom line."

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About ABB (NYSE:ABB) -- ABB's Robotic, Automotive and Manufacturing group is a leading supplier of robots, robotic systems and automation systems to the automotive, manufacturing and consumer industries. With more than 130,000 robots installed worldwide and more than 5,000 employees, ABB is a global leader in flexible factory automation.

This group is part of ABB Ltd., a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 102,000 people. The company's U.S. operations employ about 9,000 in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states. For more information, visit www.abb.com

eVisionFactory, eVF and SC3D are trademarks of Braintech, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

TrueView is a trademark of ABB, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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