FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Gerst Carl
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COGNEX CORP [CGNX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Vision & ID Products
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1 VISION DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2024
(Street)

NATICK, MA 01760		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/06/2024   S   6,782 D $ 40.5371 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 39.44             02/20/2025 02/20/2034 Common Stock 126,800   126,800 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 47.21             02/21/2024 02/21/2033 Common Stock 94,298   94,298 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 50.94             02/18/2021 02/18/2030 Common Stock 80,000   80,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 51.49             02/19/2020 02/19/2029 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 56.44             02/20/2019 02/20/2028 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 64.43             02/22/2023 02/22/2032 Common Stock 74,720   74,720 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 65.9             10/30/2025 10/30/2030 Common Stock 150,000   150,000 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0             02/22/2023 02/22/2025 Common Stock 6,464   6,464 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0             02/21/2024 02/21/2026 Common Stock 14,065   14,065 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0             02/20/2025 02/20/2027 Common Stock 22,820   22,820 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Gerst Carl
1 VISION DRIVE
NATICK, MA 01760		       EVP, Vision & ID Products  

Signatures

 Carl W. Gerst   03/07/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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