Adept Technology Announces New Family of Vision Guidance Products; Quick and Simple Deployment is Made Possible with Adept iSight, an Open Systems PC-Based Solution for Adept Cobra I-Series Robots.

LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Adept Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ADEO), a leading manufacturer of robotic systems, motion control and machine vision technology, unveiled Adept iSight, the first member of a new product family integrating PC-based vision with Adept's robotic and motion control products. Adept iSight is designed to work seamlessly with the Adept Cobra i-series SCARA robots, making the development and use of vision location, guidance and inspection applications simpler, faster, and more powerful. Additional products will be rolled out over time that will work with other Adept robots and controllers.

"Adept is re-establishing its leadership in integrated vision and motion guidance," said Gordon Deans, Vice-President, Business Development and General Manager of Adept Technology Canada. "Adept iSight is innovative and improves the customers' benefits and results from high precision vision and motion control in a very cost-effective non-proprietary package."

Adept iSight is the result of the tight integration of Adept HexSight PC-Based vision with the Adept Cobra i-series, the first robot to embed all controls and I/O in its base. The vision technology is based on the HexSight Locator, the industrial robot markets, fastest and most reliable object location tool featuring multi-model and built-in calibration support. The resulting integration of these proven technologies on a open PC system will allow customers to quickly develop, test and launch vision guidance applications without the need for complex development tools, training and support.

Adept iSight is a complete package that includes the application toolset, the vision software, vision and vision-to-robot calibration wizards, the camera and lens and the accessories to provide a complete out of the box solution. Adept iSight, provides both a cost effective entry product and a high performance application platform for system integrator, automation OEM and end use customer of conventional and flexible precision assembly and material handling applications in the manufacturing and packaging of automotive, consumer, telecom and industrial electronics and products.

Adept iSight will be available May 16th. Orders will be taken starting April 15th.

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 that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary for a number of reasons, including but not limited to, the potential delays associated with the development and introduction of new products or software releases; rapid technological change within the company's industry and the potential that our new or existing products may contain defects, errors or performance problems.

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, 2002, as amended, and Adept's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or the quarters ended September 28, 2002, as amended, and December 28, 2002, as amended, including the discussion in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained therein.

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