UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and
                              Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 15, 1999

                             HelpMate Robotics Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Connecticut                    1-14160            06-1110906
  (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

      22 Shelter Rock Lane
      Danbury, Connecticut                                   06810
      (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 798-8988
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Item 5. Other Events

HelpMate Robotics Inc. (the "Company"), announced today that it has agreed to
sell substantially all of its assets to Pyxis Corporation, a subsidiary of
Cardinal Health, Inc. of Dublin, Ohio ("Pyxis"). In consideration for the sale,
the Company will receive $12.5 million in cash and Pyxis will assume certain of
the Company's liabilities. The cash purchase price is subject to certain closing
and post-closing adjustments and to the making of certain required payments to
third parties. Moreover, $1.25 million of the cash purchase price will be held
in escrow for a period of approximately two years and would be available to
settle potential indemnification claims.

The closing of the transaction with Pyxis is subject to the approval of the
Company's shareholders and to other customary closing conditions. The Company
anticipates that the transaction will close prior to the end of its fourth
quarter ending December 31, 1999. The Company also anticipates distributing a
substantial portion of the closing proceeds during the first quarter of the
fiscal year 2000.

The Company's management is currently considering the steps which it might take
after the closing, including the dissolution of the Company

The foregoing description of the proposed transaction between the Company and
Pyxis is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Company's
asset purchase agreement with Pyxis filed herewith as Exhibit 10.83.

Except for historical information, all other information in this filing consists
of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these
uncertainties are (1) the delay in obtaining or failure to obtain shareholder
approval of the transaction; (2) the inability or failure of the Company or
Pyxis to meet any of the closing conditions in the purchase agreement; (3) the
impact of closing and post-closing adjustments and of payments to third parties
on the net cash to be received by the Company; (4) the extent to which any per
share distribution to the Company's Shareholders of the net sale proceeds would
be diminished as a result of the exercise of outstanding options and warrants;
and (5) the Company's performance through the closing.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

10.83 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 14, 1999 between Pyxis
      Corporation and HelpMate Robotics Inc.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned , thereunto duly authorized.

                                           HelpMate Robotics Inc.
                                           ----------------------
                                                (Registrant)


Date: October 15, 1999                     /s/ Joseph  F. Engelberger
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Joseph F. Engelberger
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and
                              Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 15, 1999

                             HelpMate Robotics Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Connecticut                    1-14160            06-1110906
  (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

      22 Shelter Rock Lane
      Danbury, Connecticut                                   06810
      (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 798-8988
Item 5. Other Events

HelpMate Robotics Inc. (the "Company"), announced today that it has agreed to
sell substantially all of its assets to Pyxis Corporation, a subsidiary of
Cardinal Health, Inc. of Dublin, Ohio ("Pyxis"). In consideration for the sale,
the Company will receive $12.5 million in cash and Pyxis will assume certain of
the Company's liabilities. The cash purchase price is subject to certain closing
and post-closing adjustments and to the making of certain required payments to
third parties. Moreover, $1.25 million of the cash purchase price will be held
in escrow for a period of approximately two years and would be available to
settle potential indemnification claims.

The closing of the transaction with Pyxis is subject to the approval of the
Company's shareholders and to other customary closing conditions. The Company
anticipates that the transaction will close prior to the end of its fourth
quarter ending December 31, 1999. The Company also anticipates distributing a
substantial portion of the closing proceeds during the first quarter of the
fiscal year 2000.

The Company's management is currently considering the steps which it might take
after the closing, including the dissolution of the Company

The foregoing description of the proposed transaction between the Company and
Pyxis is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Company's
asset purchase agreement with Pyxis filed herewith as Exhibit 10.83.

Except for historical information, all other information in this filing consists
of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these
uncertainties are (1) the delay in obtaining or failure to obtain shareholder
approval of the transaction; (2) the inability or failure of the Company or
Pyxis to meet any of the closing conditions in the purchase agreement; (3) the
impact of closing and post-closing adjustments and of payments to third parties
on the net cash to be received by the Company; (4) the extent to which any per
share distribution to the Company's Shareholders of the net sale proceeds would
be diminished as a result of the exercise of outstanding options and warrants;
and (5) the Company's performance through the closing.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

10.83 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 14, 1999 between Pyxis
      Corporation and HelpMate Robotics Inc.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned , thereunto duly authorized.

                                           HelpMate Robotics Inc.
                                           ----------------------
                                                (Registrant)

Date: October 15, 1999                     /s/ Joseph  F. Engelberger
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Joseph F. Engelberger
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer