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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0000851205</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Cognex Corporation</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-34218</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>1 Vision Drive</com:street1>
        <com:city>Natick</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>01760</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>5086503000</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>SUN ANTHONY</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Robert W Baird &amp; Co</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
          <com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>26000</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>1040670.80</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>171335373</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>11/22/2024</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>11/22/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock Option Exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Cognex Corporation - Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>26000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>11/22/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The reporting person is a member of Sun Management Associates, LLC, a California limited liability company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>11/22/2024</noticeDate>
      <signature>Anthony Sun</signature>
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