Exhibit
31.1

I,
Kathleen P. Iverson, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CyberOptics Corporation.

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

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| | (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
 such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
 to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
 entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
 prepared;         
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| | (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
 caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
 our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
 purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;                 
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| | (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
 controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
 the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
 the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                      
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| | (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants
 internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
 registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal
 quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
 reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control
 over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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| | (a)
 All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
 operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
 likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
 summarize and report financial information; and
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| | (b)
 Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
 employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control
 over financial reporting.                                                                                                

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|Date: March 11, 2010 |                                           | 
|                     | /s/ Kathleen P. Iverson                   | 
|                     | Signature                                 | 
|                     | Name: Kathleen P. Iverson                 | 
|                     | Title: Chief Executive
 Officer and Chair | 



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