Exhibit 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Neil S. Wechsler, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Optimal Robotics Corp.
      (the "Registrant");

2.    Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this annual 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 annual
      report;

4.    The Registrant's other certifying officer 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)) for the Registrant
      and have:

            i)    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;

            ii)   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; an

            iii)  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 and I have disclosed, based on
      our most recent evaluation, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit
      committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
      equivalent function):

            i)    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                  internal controls over financial reporting which are
                  reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability
                  to record, process, summarize and report financial
                  information; and

            ii)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  Registrant's internal controls.

Date: March 5, 2004


                                                By: /s/ Neil S. Wechsler
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                                                    Neil S. Wechsler
                                                    Co-Chairman and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer