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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                               FORM 10-K/A     
 
                                  FORM 10-K/A
 
      FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
(MARK ONE)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934
 
    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
 
                                      OR
 
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                 TO
 
                       COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-10605
 
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                                 ODETICS, INC.
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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                  DELAWARE                         95-2588496
        (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION            (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)        IDENTIFICATION NO.)

1515 SOUTH MANCHESTER AVENUE, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA    92802
    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)       (ZIP CODE)
 
                                (714) 774-5000
             (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
 
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       SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: NONE
 
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
 
                     CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE
 
                     CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE
                               (TITLE OF CLASS)
 
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 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 [_]
 
  Indicate by a check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not 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-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [_]
 
  Based on the closing sale price on Nasdaq National Market on June 25, 1998,
the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant was $68,466,928. For the purposes of this calculation, shares owned
by officers, directors and 10% stockholders known to the registrant have been
deemed to be owned by affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is
not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
   
  The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding, the Class A Common
Stock and the Class B Common Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of
each class of common stock are identical in all respects, except for voting
rights. Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles its holder to one-tenth of
one vote per share and each share of Class B Common Stock entitles its holder
to one vote per share. As of June 25, 1998, there were 6,202,778 shares of
Class A Common Stock and 1,062,041 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to "Common Stock" shall
collectively refer to the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.
    
                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
  Part III incorporates certain information by reference from the registrant's
definitive proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") for the Annual Meeting of
the Stockholders scheduled to be held on September 11, 1998.
 
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                                  SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, in the City of
Anaheim, State of California, on July 30, 1998.
 
                                          ODETICS, INC.
 
                                                    /s/ Joel Slutzky
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                        Joel Slutzky
                                                  Chief Executive Officer,
                                               President and Chairman of the
                                                           Board

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated:
 
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Joel Slutzky Chief Executive Officer, July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ President and Chairman of Joel Slutzky the Board (principal executive officer) * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Crandall Gudmundson * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Jerry Muench * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Kevin C. Daly /s/ Gary Smith Vice President and July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Controller (principal Gary Smith accounting officer) * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Ralph R. Michelson * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Leo Wexler * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ John W. Seazholtz * Director July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Paul E. Wright /s/ Gregory A. Miner Vice President, Director, July 30, 1998 ____________________________________ Chief Operating Officer and Gregory A. Miner Chief Financial (principal financial officer)
*By: /s/ Gregory A. Miner ___________________________ Gregory A. Miner, as attorney-in-fact 23