Adept Launches New Global Vertical Market Business Initiative.

LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Initiative to Focus Resources on Developing Vertical Applications for Customers in the Telecom, Data Storage and Automotive Component Markets

Adept Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ADEO), a leading manufacturer of robotic systems, motion control and machine vision technology, today announced it has launched a new global vertical market business initiative. The new initiative will focus resources on developing vertical applications for customers in the telecom, data storage and automotive component markets. With this new organizational change the following appointments have been made within the company:

Barry Dale          Vice President, Global Telecom Business
Rodger Marble       Vice President, Global Computer Products
Keith Bailey        Director, Global Automotive Business
Tim Coogan          Vice President, Strategic Alliances

"Customers in the telecom, data storage and automotive components markets have the most demanding manufacturing requirements anywhere in the world," said John Dulchinos, vice president of sales and general manager of robotics for Adept Technology. "We believe that Adept's new organization will allow us to deliver flexible manufacturing solutions that meet these global customers' unique needs for quality, productivity and flexibility."

The company plans to focus on working directly with leading customers in these markets providing direct sales, service and engineering to develop more comprehensive and targeted products, applications and services. Adept believes that its new focused organization combined with its strong engineering capabilities and world-wide support infrastructure will allow it to provide flexible automation solutions that meet the dynamic requirements of customers in these markets.

Adept Technology designs, manufactures and markets robotic systems, motion control and machine vision technology for the telecommunications, electronics, semiconductor, automotive, lab automation, and biomedical industries throughout the world. Adept's robots, controllers, and software products are used for small parts assembly, material handling and packaging. Adept's intelligent automation product lines include industrial robots, configurable linear modules, machine controllers for robot mechanisms and other flexible automation equipment, machine vision, systems and software, and application software. Founded in 1983, Adept Technology is America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots. More information is available at www.adept.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements including statements regarding our common stock, its trading activity, liquidity, and price levels and volatility; and NASDAQ relisting requirements and our ability to achieve them, which depend upon expenses, margins, revenues and future operating results that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any of the above forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to, its customers' ability to pay invoices in a timely manner; the risk that some of its customers may become insolvent; future economic, competitive and market conditions including those in Europe and Asia and those related to the company's strategic markets; the financial and operating risks and regulatory requirements associated with the company's international operations; the company's limited cash resources and cash flow which could impair the company's operations and revenue generating activities; the capital spending cyclicality of the company's customers and lack of long-term customer contracts; the company's dependence on the continued growth of the intelligent automation market; the company's highly competitive industry; rapid technological change within the intelligent automation industry; the lengthy sales cycles for the company's products; the company's significant fixed costs which are not easily reduced; the risks associated with sole or single sources of supply and lengthy procurement lead times; the risks associated with the seasonality of the company's products; the risks associated with acquisitions, including integration risks; the risks associated with product defects; the potential delays associated with the development and introduction of new products or software releases; decreased acceptance of the company's new or current products in the marketplace; the company's ability to sell its products through systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers who may also promote competing products; risks associated with variations in our gross margins based on factors which are not always in our control; or risks associated with our stock trading on the OTC Bulletin Board including liquidity and price risks, and fluctuations in our stock price.

For a discussion of additional risk factors relating to Adept's business, see Adept's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended October 2, 2004, and January 1, 2005, including the discussion in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained therein.

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