content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                   Washington D.C.
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
                                   August 17, 2004
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                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
                                    NESTOR, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                                      Delaware
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                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
              0-12965                                     13-3163744
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      (Commission file number)               (IRS employer identification number)
  
  
                          400 MASSASOIT AVENUE, SUITE 200
                        EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02914
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                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                   (401) 434-5522
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                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
  
  
       EXCLUSIVE   DISTRIBUTORSHIP   AGREEMENT  FOR  SPEED   ENFORCEMENT   SYSTEM.
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       On August 17, 2004, Nestor, Inc.'s subsidiary, Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc.
  (NTS) entered into an exclusive  distributorship agreement with Vitronic Machine
  Vision  Ltd.,  the US affiliate of Vitronic  GmbH,  a German  corporation,  that
  provides solutions for factory and industrial  automation,  quality  inspection,
  logistics and traffic management systems. Under the terms of the agreement,  NTS
  will have exclusive  rights to market and sell Vitronic's  Poliscan speed mobile
  and Poliscan  speed  throughout the United States,  Canada,  and Mexico,  for an
  initial term of five years, subject to minimum annual sales goals.
  
       A copy of the company's press release relating to the items described above
  is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
  
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
           (c) Exhibits:
  
               The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
  
               Exhibit Number                Description
               --------------                -----------
                    99.1            Press release dated August 19, 2004
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                     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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                         NESTOR, INC.
                                         (Registrant)
  
  
  
                                         By: /s/ Claire M. Iacobucci
                                            --------------------------------------
                                            Claire M. Iacobucci
                                            Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Dated:     August 19, 2004
  
  
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
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         Exhibit Number                  Description
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              99.1                       Press release dated August 19, 2004
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                   Washington D.C.
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                                   August 17, 2004
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                    NESTOR, INC.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Delaware
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
              0-12965                                     13-3163744
     --------------------------             --------------------------------------
      (Commission file number)               (IRS employer identification number)
  
                          400 MASSASOIT AVENUE, SUITE 200
                        EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02914
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (401) 434-5522
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
  
       EXCLUSIVE   DISTRIBUTORSHIP   AGREEMENT  FOR  SPEED   ENFORCEMENT   SYSTEM.
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
       On August 17, 2004, Nestor, Inc.'s subsidiary, Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc.
  (NTS) entered into an exclusive  distributorship agreement with Vitronic Machine
  Vision  Ltd.,  the US affiliate of Vitronic  GmbH,  a German  corporation,  that
  provides solutions for factory and industrial  automation,  quality  inspection,
  logistics and traffic management systems. Under the terms of the agreement,  NTS
  will have exclusive  rights to market and sell Vitronic's  Poliscan speed mobile
  and Poliscan  speed  throughout the United States,  Canada,  and Mexico,  for an
  initial term of five years, subject to minimum annual sales goals.
  
       A copy of the company's press release relating to the items described above
  is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
           (c) Exhibits:
  
               The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
  
               Exhibit Number                Description
               --------------                -----------
                    99.1            Press release dated August 19, 2004
  
                                     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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                         NESTOR, INC.
                                         (Registrant)
  
                                         By: /s/ Claire M. Iacobucci
                                            --------------------------------------
                                            Claire M. Iacobucci
                                            Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
  
  Dated:     August 19, 2004
  EXHIBIT INDEX
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         Exhibit Number                  Description
         --------------                  -----------
              99.1                       Press release dated August 19, 2004