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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                   FORM 10-KSB

(Mark One)

[X]  Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 [Fee Required]
For the fiscal year ended  November 30, 2001 or
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[_]  Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 [No Fee Required]

For the transition period from ______________ to
Commission file number   0-18253
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                              NDC AUTOMATION, INC.
                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)

         Delaware                                     56-1460497
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(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

3400 Latrobe Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina               28211
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                  Issuer's telephone number   (704) 362-1115
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      Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
                                                   Name of each exchange on
       Title of each class                             which registered

              None                                          None
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      Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

                           .01 Par Value Common Stock
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                                (Title of Class)

         Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                   Yes X   No
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         Check disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.

                                       [_]

         State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $6,015,214.

         The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the Registrant was $703,609, based upon the closing sales price of Common
Stock on OTC Bulletin Board on January 31, 2002 of $0.29 per share.

         As of January 31, 2002, 3,586,451 shares of Registrant's Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, were outstanding.

         Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to the security holders for
the fiscal year ended November 30, 2001 furnished to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 14a-3(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are incorporated by
reference in Part II, Items 6 and 7. In addition, portions of the Registrant's
definitive proxy statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
filed pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are
incorporated by reference in Part III, Items 9, 10, 11 and 12.

     Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):  Yes     No X
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                                     PART I

Item 1.  Description of  Business

Business Development

     NDC Automation, Inc., now doing business under the "Transbotics" name,
conducts the business previously carried on by Netzler and Dahlgren Company
Technologies, Inc. ("NDCT"), NDC Systems, Inc. ("NDCS"), and another company
also called NDC Automation, Inc. ("NDCA") (all collectively referred to
hereunder as the "Company").

     NDCT was founded in 1982 as the North American affiliate of NDC, Netzler &
Dahlgren Co. AB ("Netzler & Dahlgren"), a Swedish Company. NDCT's strategy was
to acquire or license Netzler & Dahlgren control technologies and products, and
to enhance, modify, and otherwise adapt them for use by customers in North
America.

     In 1984, NDCS was organized to market radio frequency identification
("RFID") technology products.

     Automation Technologies, Inc. ("ATI") was formed in 1985, but did not
engage in the active conduct of business.

     In 1987, NDCA was formed to provide standard hardware and software packages
for original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") to expand applications of
automatic guided vehicle systems ("AGVS") and RFID technologies into industries
that traditionally did not use such technologies.

     Effective December 1, 1987, NDCT, NDCS, and NDCA were all merged into ATI.
The surviving corporation changed its name to NDC Automation, Inc. The effect of
the merger was to combine the business activities of three separate, but
market-related, companies into a single, integrated enterprise. The Company
became a Delaware corporation in December 1989 through a merger entered into for
the purpose of changing the Company's state of incorporation. At that time its
sole subsidiary was N/S Technology, Inc., an inactive North Carolina corporation
which was dissolved in 1994.

     On March 28, 1990, the Company successfully completed its initial public
offering netting $1,996,598 to improve its financial position for potential
growth opportunities.

     On June 30, 1991, the Company acquired all of the common stock of
Southeastern Software Developers, Inc. ("SSDI"), a South Carolina corporation,
from its shareholders for stock in the Company and cash. SSDI developed and
owned proprietary control and monitoring software used primarily in the textile
industry. The Company has essentially absorbed the operations of SSDI and
dissolved SSDI's corporate charter in 1996.

     Effective July 1, 1992, the Company acquired for cash and stock all of the
outstanding shares of NDC Technology Australia PTY Ltd. ("NDCTA"), a company
formed to acquire, develop, market, and sell hardware, software and engineering
services incorporated into and used to control AGVS in the international market.
NDCTA was sold on November 30, 1995 to its managing director.

     On June 22, 1993, the Company purchased the assets of AutoNavigator AB
("ANAB"), of Lulea, Sweden. A subsidiary of the Company, NDC Laser AB ("NDC
Laser"), was formed to produce and distribute ANAB's laser device and related
software, enhancing the Company's know-how in the AGV area. NDC Laser was sold
November 30, 1995 to Netzler & Dahlgren.

     During the fiscal year ending November 30, 1996, the Company discontinued
its marketing and distribution of the radio frequency identification products to
primarily focus on its AGVS business. The Company also refocused its marketing
and sales of AGVS equipment to OEM customers and system suppliers. In September
1997 the Company expanded its sales efforts to provide turn key AGV systems to
end users. On November 30, 2000 the Company's license agreement with Netzler and
Dahlgren AB was modified to allow the Company to pursue end user AGV business
world wide on a non-exclusive basis. And in 2001 the Company started doing
business as Transbotics Corporation.

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Business of the Issuer

    The Company's current core business is to be a supplier of controls
hardware, software, engineering services and other components that are
incorporated into automated guided vehicles ("AGVs" or "vehicles") and into
systems that incorporate one or more such vehicles ("AGV systems"). AGVs are
driverless, computer-controlled vehicles that are programmed to transport
materials through designated pickup and delivery routines within a particular
facility (usually a manufacturing or distribution facility) and to transmit
information concerning system status, inventory tracking and system controls to
a system controller.

    The Company's AGV system products and services have been used in a variety
of industries, including textiles, automotive, entertainment, newspaper
publishing and electronics. These control products are designed to be of such
general applicability as to be incorporated into many kinds of material handling
vehicles. Consequently, they are used not only in custom-designed AGV vehicles
and systems, but also to automate conventional material handling equipment such
as forklifts and pallet jacks.

    The Company markets a laser guidance AGV control system, Lazerway(TM), which
is viewed by management as superior to the traditional "wire guidepath"
technology or other non-wire technologies for controlling the direction of an
AGV. The laser technology permits the end user to alter the guidepaths of AGVs
without changes in the user's facility. For further information regarding AGVs,
see "AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEMS" below.

     The Company's philosophy includes selling its hardware, software and
engineering services to OEM customers (i.e., manufacturers of AGVs) AGV systems
and other vehicles that can be equipped for automation to fit the end-users'
needs. The Company will sell such services through regular distribution or as a
sub-contractor to such OEM customers. The Company also supplies turnkey AGV
systems to end users. In 2001, sales of AGV related products and services
accounted for almost all of the Company's net revenues as it did in 2000.

       The Company's principal office is located at 3400 Latrobe Drive,
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, and its telephone number is (704) 362-1115.

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Strategy

    The Company's mission is to strengthen its core business through active
marketing, distribution and support of AGV system control technology,
engineering and related products through sales to end users, AGV manufacturers,
material handling system integrators and other equipment manufacturers who
typically integrate the Company's products into system products for sale to the
actual users of AGV systems.

The Company is focusing its marketing efforts on its laser technology and AGV
system solutions, Lazerway(TM), towards end user and OEM customers as well as to
existing users of AGV systems for up-grading and retrofitting purposes.

The Company has divested itself of all previous acquisitions to focus on its
core business in North America. The Company's strategy is to increase awareness
of its AGVS technology and system capabilities among end users as well as
creating new relationships with AGVS suppliers and system suppliers that would
be qualified to distribute the products or systems to end users. As part of the
strategy, the Company intends to pursue potential niche markets of end users.
The Company believes that its focus on laser technology rather than on wire
technology can give it an advantage in the existing and future market place.

The Company also has introduced related product lines such as batteries and
chargers, under the Powerway label and A/C motors that can be distributed to
targeted customers to supplement its existing AGV business.

The Company will continue to review its strategy as it monitors the market,
competition and growth opportunities for its products. Results of such reviews
may affect the above strategies. There can be no assurance, however, that any of
the above strategies or future strategies will meet management's objectives for
success or growth.

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AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEMS

General

    AGVs are driverless, computer-controlled vehicles that are programmed to
transport materials through designated pickup and delivery routines within a
particular facility (usually a manufacturing or distribution facility) and to
transmit system status, inventory tracking and control and other information. In
many manufacturing and distribution processes, material handling needs are met
by roller tables, conveyors, manually operated vehicles and other conventional
methods. The AGVs can be rerouted within the constraints imposed by the
particular system. The Company's AGV system products and services have been used
in a variety of industries, including warehousing, textiles, newspaper
publishing and electronics. Control systems and technology supplied by the
Company are used for guidance and control of AGV systems in numerous production
facilities.

    The vehicles can be made to move and stop, load and unload, and perform
other functions. The AGVs load handling equipment is adapted to the type and
weight of the material that it handles and may consist of a roller table,
forklift, mechanical arm or other device. The vehicle's wheel and drive
configurations vary, depending upon the degree of maneuverability required
within the manufacturing or distribution facility.

    Automatic guided vehicles can be guided between pick-up and delivery points
by several methods. The traditional method is an inductive loop, called a wire
guidepath, which is embedded in the floor of the facility when the AGV system is
installed. The vehicles in an AGV system are equipped with a sensor and guidance
equipment that cause them to follow the guidepath. Because the installation of a
wire guidepath requires cutting a channel in the floor of the facility, the wire
guidepath method makes rerouting of AGVs less flexible. Moreover, this method of
installation of the system makes it inappropriate for clean room environments
and certain other applications.

    Vehicle guidance based on laser technology eliminates the need for extensive
facility reconfiguration upon installation. The laser guidance technology
employs a rotating laser beam emitted from a vehicle to sweep the room and
calculate angles to detected reflectors. The data gathered in this manner is
used by the vehicle's computer to determine its location and progress towards
its destination. The vehicle can be rerouted remotely by computer. Management
believes that the Company's laser guidance is superior to traditional technology
because it permits the end user to alter the designated routines of AGVs without
extensive reconfiguration of the facility .

    The end users of AGV systems typically are firms that need to move objects
by vehicle within a single manufacturing or distribution facility. For example:

                   A leading car manufacturer transports engines in its
production facility with AGV's.

                  A significant number of newspapers use AGV systems
incorporating the Company's products to move paper rolls and finished editions
through their printing plants.

    The Company offers over 20 standard items of equipment and over 10 standard
software products with multiple options to its customers. In certain instances
customers incorporate NDCA products into their own AGV systems for sale to end
users. These control products are designed to be of such general applicability
as to be useful in many kinds of material handling vehicles. Consequently, they
are used not only in custom-designed AGV vehicles and systems, but also to
upgrade conventional material handling equipment such as forklifts and pallet
jacks.

    AGV systems can be custom-designed by system houses and OEMs, and
occasionally by end users, to satisfy the material handling needs of an end
user's facilities. The more complex AGV systems perform several functions and
are controlled by highly sophisticated computer software. These systems track
and maintain the flow of materials through an entire manufacturing or
distribution process. In doing so, they use numerous vehicles to move parts and
assemblies through the various operations necessary to produce the finished
product. The AGV system's own computers provide host production computers with
the information necessary for management to make real-time production decisions.

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The License Agreement

     The Company's AGV system products and services incorporate technology
licensed by, and products purchased from, Netzler and Dahlgren Co. AB, a Swedish
based company ("Netzler & Dahlgren"), as well as technology that it has acquired
or developed itself. Prior to November 30, 2000 the Company operated under a
Master License Agreement ("MLA") dated December 1, 1987, as restated November
30, 1995, in which the Company received from Netzler & Dahlgren's AGV
technology, hardware, software, know-how and consulting services. The Master
License Agreement provided the Company the sole rights to commercially and
technically utilize, apply and sub-license Netzler & Dahlgren's AGV system
control technology and to sell its AGV system products in North America to OEMs
who manufacture vehicles in North America. The MLA, however, did not prohibit
customers in North America from purchasing complete AGVs equipped with Netzler &
Dahlgren controls from other Netzler & Dahlgren licensees that manufactured
vehicles outside of North America. Netzler & Dahlgren products do not include
standard or custom vehicle frames for AGVs.

     On November 30, 2000, the Company renegotiated its license agreement with
Netzler & Dalgren. The new agreement, dated November 30, 2000, expands the
Company's territory to sell to end-users on a worldwide basis, and continues its
rights to sub-license the technology in North America but on a non-exclusive
basis. The new license agreement continues to allow the Company to distribute
the Netzler & Dahlgren laser technology as described above in North America
except for the Teach-in technology. The agreement was extended for ten (10)
years and will expire on December 1, 2010 and is subject to automatic two year
extensions unless and until either party, in compliance with certain procedures,
notifies the other of its intention to terminate the agreement. It provides for
payment of a 10% royalty on sub-license fees received by the Company with
respect to AGV system technology. It also provides for the sale of products at
prices determined annually. Royalties are due 30 days following receipt of
payment by the Company. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2001, the
Company incurred no royalties to Netzler & Dahlgren with respect to technology
sub-licenses and purchased an aggregate of $599,119 of hardware, software and
engineering consulting services from Netzler & Dahlgren.

Customers

     A substantial portion of the Company's business in any given year is
derived from a limited number of customers, although the identity of those
customers varies somewhat from year to year. For the fiscal year ended November
30, 2001, orders from the three largest customers accounted for 15.8%, 11.2% and
10.4% of the Company's net revenues. For fiscal 2000, orders from the three
largest customers accounted for 21.8%, 7.2% and 6.7% of the Company's net
revenues. For fiscal 1999, orders from the three largest customers accounted for
24.3%, 8.3% and 6.4% of the Company's net revenues.

     End users of the Company's products and services are reached generally by
the Company's direct sales and sales to system suppliers and OEMs.

     The Company sold products to over six system supplier and OEM customers in
2001 that acquire the Company's products under various types of agreements.
Depending on the terms of such agreements, the system supplier can typically
obtain hardware, software and access the Company's specific AGV system know-how.

     AGV system products and services sold to system suppliers, OEMs and Netzler
& Dahlgren as a group accounted for approximately 31%, 42% and 57% of the
Company's net revenues in the fiscal years ended November 30, 2001, 2000 and
1999, respectively. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2001, such customers
accounted for approximately $1.9 million in net revenues.

     The Company also sold in 2001 its AGV system products and services directly
to end users to incorporate such components and equipment into AGV systems
suitable for their particular needs. AGV system products and services sold
directly to end users accounted for approximately 69%, 58% and 43% of the
Company's net revenues in the fiscal years ended November 30, 2001, 2000 and
1999, respectively.

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Marketing

     The Company's marketing strategy and goal is to promote the advantages of
its AGV control technology to the whole market, particularly the Lazerway(TM)
system. The technology consists of a family of products, both hardware and
software, capable of being incorporated into a broad variety of systems while
preserving the identity and independence of the system supplier. The Company's
sales and distribution efforts are directed toward end users as well as OEM
customers , system suppliers. In its approach to certain prospective customers,
the Company will suggest a teamed technology arrangement. In such an
arrangement, the Company will work with its OEM customer to integrate the
Company's products and services with their equipment. The goal is to fashion a
material movement system that will satisfy the end user's particular needs. Such
technology once installed can be maintained by factory floor technicians. The
Netzler & Dahlgren technology has been used in more than 1000 AGV systems with
over 7,000 vehicles (composed of as few as one vehicle and as many as 50
vehicles).

     The Company's marketing program is led by its President, its Executive Vice
President, and marketing director, while the Sales Group is responsible for
developing relationships with system suppliers, OEMs, distributors and end
users. The Company attends the major trade shows held by the materials handling
industry and advertises in various industry publications.

     Although the Company actively markets all of its products and services, a
substantial part of its business is unsolicited. For example, a potential end
user of the Company's products might solicit requests for proposals from more
than one system supplier. A system supplier will incorporate the features of the
Company's products and services in the technical specifications of its bid, in
which case the pricing of its bid would reflect the cost of such products and
services. It is possible for several system suppliers or OEMs to incorporate
features of the Company's products and services into their bids, thus enhancing
the likelihood that such products and services will be included in the AGV
system finally selected by the end user. The bidding process takes, on average,
three months to one year for completion. The design, manufacture and
installation of AGV systems utilizing the Company's products and services
require an additional six to twelve months.

Backlog

     Backlog consists of all amounts contracted to be paid by customers but not
yet recognized as net revenues by the Company. At November 30, 2001, the Company
had a backlog of approximately $1,450,000 compared to $940,000 total backlog one
year earlier. Substantial fluctuations in backlog are considered normal due to
the size of AGV system contracts. Substantial fluctuations in the industry
makeup of the Company's backlog also are considered normal.

Patents and Proprietary Information

     Product developments sponsored and funded by the Company are the property
of the Company and may be patented by the Company. The Company owns and licenses
various patents and trademarks with varying expiration dates.

     Management believes that the Company's strong ability to modify and adapt
its products to changing applications is just as significant to the maintenance
of its competitive position as is the protection afforded by its patent and
trademark rights.

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Research and Development

     The Company's research and development activities are designed to
complement existing products and services and not to innovate radically
different technologies. Management relies upon Netzler & Dahlgren to innovate
new technology to which the Company is entitled according to the terms of the
License Agreement.

     The Company spent $80,562 for research and development in fiscal 2001
compared to $53,086 in fiscal 2000, but made no expenditures on research and
development in 1999.

Inventory

     The Company purchases considerable amounts of hardware and software from
Netzler & Dahlgren. The lead time required for such purchases averages
approximately sixteen weeks. Other manufactured products inventoried by the
Company require similar lead times. Due to the long lead times required, a
general increase in the volume of business can require increases in inventory
levels.

Competition

     The material handling industry is highly competitive, and technologies are
being continuously developed or improved. The Company is a supplier of AGV
systems worldwide and a supplier in North America of AGV system control
technology, products and services designed to be incorporated into vehicles
manufactured by others. Management believes that the flexibility and
functionality of its controls and technology offer a competitive advantage
relative to the technology of system suppliers and OEMs that produce controls
and vehicles only for use in their own AGV systems. There can be no assurance
that this competitive advantage will continue.

     While the Company endeavors continually to improve and upgrade its product
and service offerings, there can be no assurance that other firms having greater
financial resources for research, development and marketing will not develop
products with characteristics superior to the Company's products or that render
the Company's products obsolete.

     In summary, competition is derived much less from non-OEM companies
supplying AGV control technology than from OEMs who offer turnkey AGV systems
based on their own proprietary AGVS technology. The Company has yet to convert
such major OEMs from their own AGVS technology to the Company's technology,
thereby limiting the Company's access to the markets served by such OEMs.

     The terms of the new License Agreement do not prohibit Netzler & Dahlgren's
licensees from entering the North American market or Netzler & Dahlgren signing
up new licensees in North America to compete with the Company or the Company's
sub-licensees or to supply completed AGVs to the Company's sub-licensees. During
the last three years the Company noted an increased presence of such foreign
licensees in the North American market compared to prior years. Management
presently believes this trend may continue and could be a material threat to the
Company's current and potential revenues.

Employees

     The Company presently employs 33 persons full-time. None of the Company's
employees is a party to a collective bargaining agreement. The Company considers
its employee relations to be good.

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Item 2.  Properties

               None.


Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

               None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

               None.

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                                     PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

    The Company's Common Stock previously traded on the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASDAQ") National Market under the symbol "AGVS". The
Company's common stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board in November,
1995. As of November 30, 2001, 3,586,451 of the Company's 11,000,000 authorized
shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding.

    Trading in the Company's securities commenced on March 28, 1990. The table
below indicates quarterly high and low bid and asked information for the years
ended November 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively, as provided to the Company by
the OTC Bulletin Board. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without
dealer mark-up, mark-down, or commission, and may not represent actual
transactions.

    The approximate number of holders of record of common stock of the Company
as of January 30, 2002 was 170. The Company believes that there are
approximately 800 beneficial owners of the Company's common stock.

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Quarter Ended                            Bid       Ask       Bid       Ask       Bid       Ask       Bid       Ask
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<S>                                     <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
February 28                             0.81      0.91      0.13      0.16      0.72      0.97      0.26      0.33
May 31                                  0.47      0.63      0.15      0.20      1.19      1.22      0.38      0.53
August 31                               0.37      0.45      0.21      0.30      0.50      0.75      0.26      0.28
November 30                             0.34      0.51      0.21      0.25      0.32      0.47      0.19      0.20
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    The Company has never paid any cash dividends and has no present intention
    to declare or pay cash dividends. The Company intends to retain any earnings
    which it may realize in the foreseeable future to finance the development
    and expansion of its business.

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Item 6.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
      Condition and Results of Operations

    The information under the captions "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Registrant's Annual Report
to the security holders furnished to the Commission under Rule 14a-3(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a copy of which is included in the exhibits
hereto) is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements

    The Financial Statements in the Registrant's Annual Report to the security
holders furnished to the Commission under Rule 14a-3(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (a copy of which is included in the exhibits hereto) are
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
           Financial Disclosures

    None.


                                    PART III


Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, and Control Persons;
        Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

    The information under the captions "Election of Directors", "Management" and
"Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934" in the
Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 10. Executive Compensation

    The information under the captions "Compensation of Directors" and
"Executive Compensation" in the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement are
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

    The information set forth under the caption "Security Ownership of
Management and Others" in the Registrant's definitive proxy statement is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

    The information set forth under the captions "Certain Transactions" in the
Registrant's definitive proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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                                     PART IV

Item 13.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

    (a)  Exhibits:

Exhibit
No.                   Description
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 3.1  (a)*        Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 10-K for the
                  fiscal year ended November 30, 1990 (the 1990 Form 10-K)
      (b)*        Certificate of Amendment dated May 27, 1993 (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company from S-1 dated August
                  27, 1993)
 3.2  *           Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  3.2 to the Company's 1990 Form 10-K)
 4.1  *           Form of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement (No.
                  33-32925) on Form S-18 (the Form S-18))
10.1  (a)*        Profit Sharing Plan and Trust Agreement dated April 1, 1983,
                  as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
                  Company's 1990 Form 10-K)
      (b)*        Nonstandardized Code 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (incorporated
                  by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Company's 1990 Form 10-K)
      (c)*        Adoption Agreement #004 Nonstandard Code 401(k) Profit Sharing
                  Plan dated October 26, 1992 (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.1(b) to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended November 30, 1992 (the 1992 Form 10-K))
10.2  (a)*        License Agreement dated November 30, 2000 between the Company
                  and Netzler and Dahlgren Co. AB (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.1 of the December 20, 2000 form 8K)
      (b)*        Security Agreement dated March 2, 2001 between the Company and
                  Netzler and Dahlgren Co. AB (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.2(h) to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended November 30, 2000 (the 2000 Form 10-K))
10.3  (a)*        Agreement dated June 20, 1989 between the Company and
                  Schabmuller GmbH (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to
                  the Form S-18)
      (b)*        Exclusive Distribution Agreement dated February 9, 1995
                  between the Company and Schabmuller GmbH (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.4(b) to the Company's 1994 form
                  10-KSB)
      (c)*        Distributorship Agreement dated  February 19, 1998 between the
                  Company and Schabmulerr Gmbh (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.4(c) 1998 form 10KSB
10.4  (a)*        Know-How, Firmware and Documentation License Agreement dated
                  November 30,1990 between the Company and Production Machinery
                  Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8(a) to
                  the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30,
                  1991 (the 1991 Form 10-K))
      (b)*        Technology License Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between
                  the Company and Mentor AGVS (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.5(b) to the Company's 1998 form 10-KSB)
      (c)*        Technology License Agreement dated December 1, 1999 between
                  the Company and Mentor AGVS (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.4(c) to the Company's 1999 form 10-KSB)

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Item 13.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (b) Exhibits:

Exhibit
No.                         Description
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10.5*           Exclusive Distribution Agreement dated October, 1999 between the
                Company and MicroPower (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                10.6 to the Company's 1999 Form 10-K)
10.6*           Service and Support Agreement dated December 14, 1999 between
                the Company and the Raymond Corporation (incorporated by
                reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's 1999 Form 10-K)
10.7*           Employment Agreement dated March 1, 1999 between Claude Imbleau
                and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
                Company's May 31, 1999 form 10QSB)
10.8  (a)*      Promissory Note from the Company to First Citizens Bank &
                Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to the
                Company's 1992 Form 10-K)
      (b)*      North Carolina Note Modification Agreement dated May 16, 1997
                between the Company and First Citizens Bank & Trust Company (
                incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's May 31,
                1997 Form 10QSB)
      (c)*      North Carolina Note Modification dated May 21, 1999 between the
                Company and First Citizens Bank & Trust Company (incorporated by
                reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company's May 31, 1999 Form 10QSB)
      (d)*      North Carolina Note Modification dated June 16, 2000 between the
                Company and First Citizens Bank & Trust Company (incorporated by
                reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's May 31, 2000 Form 10QSB)

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Item 13.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Exhibit
No.                              Description
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10.9    (a)*     Commitment letter dated December 18, 1996 for a revolving
                 line of credit of $1,250,000 to be provided by National Canada
                 Business Corp's to the Company . (incorporated by reference to
                 Exhibit 10 to the Company's 1996 Form 10-KSB)
        (b)*     Inventory and accounts receivable loan and security agreement
                 dated February 28, 1997 between the Company and National Bank
                 of Canada and National Canada Business Corp. (incorporated by
                 reference to report on form 8K dated March 11, 1997)
        (c)*     Confirmation letter for extending Line of Credit from National
                 Canada Business Corp. to NDC Automation, Inc. dated April 1,
                 1998. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's
                 May 31, 1998 Form 10QSB)
        (d)*     First amendment to Inventory and accounts receivable loan and
                 security agreement dated October 27, 1998 between the Company
                 and National Bank of Canada and National Canada Business Corp.
                 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(d) to the Company's
                 1998 Form 10-KSB)
        (e)*     First amendment to inventory repurchase agreement dated October
                 27, 1998 between the Company and National Bank of Canada and
                 National Canada Business Corp. and Netzler & Dahlgren Co AB
                 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(e) to the Company's
                 1998 Form 10-KSB)
        (f)*     Second amendment to inventory and accounts receivable loan and
                 security agreement dated April 30 between Company and National
                 Bank of Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
                 Company's May 31, 1999 Form 10QSB)
        (g)*     Amended, restated and substituted secured note dated April 30,
                 1999 between Company and National Bank of Canada (incorporated
                 by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's May 31, 1999 Form
                 10QSB)
        (h)*     Second amended, restated and substituted secured note dated
                 November 30, 2000 between Company and Summit Business Capital
                 Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.3 to the
                 Company's December 20, 2000 Form 8K)
        (i)*     Third amendment to inventory and accounts receivable loan and
                 security agreement dated November 30 between Company and Summit
                 Business Capital Corp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                 10.4 to the Company's December 20, 2000 Form 8K)
        (j)*     Third amended, restated and substituted secured note dated
                 January 12, 2001 between Company and Summit Business Capital
                 Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10(j) to the
                 Company's 2000 Form 10-KSB)
        (k)*     Fourth amendment to inventory and accounts receivable loan and
                 security agreement dated January 12, 2001 between Company and
                 Summit Business Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to
                 Exhibit 10.10(k) to the Company's 2000 Form 10-KSB)
10.10   (a)*     Reimbursement Agreement between NDC Automation, Inc. and
                 Netzler & Dahlgren Co AB dated June 29, 1998 (incorporated by
                 reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's May 31, 1998 Form
                 10QSB)
        (b)*     Deed of Trust between NDC Automation, Inc. and Netzler &
                 Dahlgren Co AB dated June 29, 1998 (incorporated by reference
                 to Exhibit 3 to the Company's May 31, 1998 Form 10QSB)
        (c)*     Promissory Note between NDC Automation, Inc. and Netzler &
                 Dahlgren Co AB dated June 30, 1998 (incorporated by reference
                 to Exhibit 4 to the Company's May 31, 1998 Form 10QSB)

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Item 13.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Exhibit
No.                    Description
------                 -----------
10.10  (d)*         Promissory Note between NDC Automation, Inc. and Netzler &
                    Dahlgren Co AB dated June 30, 2000 (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's August 31, 2000 Form
                    10QSB)
10.11*              Representation Agreement dated January 27, 1999 between the
                    Company and Harcon Engineering Inc. (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's 1998 Form
                    10-KSB)
10.12*              Agreement for purchase and sale of real property
                    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's
                    December 13, 2000 Form 8K)
10.13*              Receipt of purchase order from an automobile manufacturer
                    for approximately $800,000.  (incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's January 24, 2001 Form 8K)
10.14*              Receipt of purchase order from the aviation industry for
                    approximately $900,000.  (incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's February 9, 2001 Form 8K)
10.15               Certificate of Assumed Name as Transbotics Corporation
11.1                Computation of Earnings Per Share for November 30, 2001
13.                 Company's 2001 Annual Report
23.3                Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP to the incorporation by
                    reference in this Form 10-KSB
99.1*               United States Letters Patent for Optical Navigation System
                    for an Automatic Guided Vehicle, and Method (Patent No.
                    4,626,132; Date of Patent 08/15/89) (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 28.1 to the Form S-18)
99.2*               United States Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing
                    Destination and Vehicle Function Information to an Automatic
                    Guided Vehicle (Patent No. 4,780,817; Date of Patent
                    10/25/88) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.2 to the
                    Form S-18)
99.3*               United States Patent and Trademark Office Notice of
                    Recordation of Assignment Document for Automatic Guided
                    Vehicle Traffic Control System and Method (Document Date
                    02/19/88) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.3 to the
                    Form S-18)
99.4*               Canadian Letters Patent for Apparatus and Method for Optical
                    Guidance System for Automatic Guided Vehicle (Patent No.
                    1,236,132; Date of Patent 05/17/88) (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 28.4 to the Form S-18)
99.5*               United States Letters Patent for Automatically Guided
                    Vehicle Having Steering Mechanism for Enabling Vehicle to
                    Follow Guidance Wire (Patent No. 4,729,449; Date of Patent
                    03/08/88) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.5 to the
                    Form S-18).
99.6*               United States Letters Patent for Apparatus and Method for
                    Optical Guidance System for Automatic Guided Vehicle (Patent
                    No. 4,626,995; Date of Patent 12/02/86) (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 28.6 to the Form S-18)
99.8*               Canadian Certificate of Registration Trademark MAGIC POINT
                    (No. 331696; Date of Registration 09/04/87) (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 28.9 to the Form S-18)
99.9*               United States Certificate of Registration of Trademark MAGIC
                    POINT (No. 1,417,335; Date of Registration 11/18/86)
                    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.10 to the Form
                    S-18)
99.10*              United States Certificate of Registration of Trademark
                    ESCORT (No. 1,468,835; Date of Registration 12/15/87)
                    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.11 to the Form
                    S-18)

* Certain of the exhibits to this Report, indicated by an asterisk, are hereby
incorporated by reference to other documents on file with the Commission, with
which they are filed in fact, to be a part hereof as of their respective dates.

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(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

     1.   December 13, 2000 8K filing for Agreement for Purchase and Sale of
          Real Property

     2.   December 20, 2000 8K filing for License Agreement dated November 30,
          2000 between the Company and Netzler & Dahlgren Co AB

     3.   January 24, 2001 8K filing for receipt of purchase order from an
          automotive customer, value approximately $800,000

     4.   February 9, 2001 8k filing for receipt of purchase order for a
          customer addressing the aviation industry, value approximately
          $900,000

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                                   SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.

                                         NDC AUTOMATION, INC.
                                         Registrant


                                         By:       /s/ Claude Imbleau
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    Claude Imbleau
                                                    President, CEO
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

                                         By:        /s/ Beverly Love
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    Beverly Love
Date: February 12, 2002                             Chief Accounting Officer



In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and date
indicated.


                                         By:        /s/ D. Bruce Wise
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    D. Bruce Wise
                                                    Chairman of the Board of
                                                    Directors

                                         By:        /s/Claude Imbleau
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    Claude Imbleau
                                                    President, CEO
                                                    Director

                                         By:        /s/ Richard D. Schofield
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    Richard D. Schofield
                                                    Director

                                         By:        /s/ Raymond O. Gibson
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    Raymond O. Gibson
                                                    Director

Date: February 12, 2002

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