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EXHIBIT 23.1
POLLET & RICHARDSON
a Law Corporation
10900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90024
Tel (310) 208-1183
Fax (310) 208-1154
July 6, 2000
Cell Robotics International, Inc.
2715 Broadbent Parkway, N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
Re: Cell Robotics International, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form SB-2
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion regarding the legality
of the securities being registered by the Form SB-2 Registration Statement to be
filed with the United Stated Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by Cell Robotics
International, Inc., a Colorado corporation, as proposed and more fully
described in such Registration Statement.
We further consent to the reference in such Registration Statement to our
having given such opinions.
POLLET & RICHARDSON
a Law Corporation