Adept Technology Participates in Conference Focused on Innovation and the World Economy

PLEASANTON, Calif., June 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adept Technology, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and
global robotics services, today announced it will participate in the US Chamber
of Commerce and the Livermore Chamber of Commerce's event focusing on the world
economy. The event titled "Innovation - How the Tri-Valley Fits into a World
Economy" is being held today at the Robert Livermore Community Center in
Livermore, CA from 8:30am to 3:00pm.

The forum will feature distinguished panelists and speakers including a keynote
address by California's Lt. Governor John Garamendi. The event will feature
three panel discussions on "Immigration and Workforce Challenges," "Pioneering a
New Path Forward" and "Faces of Trade and Innovation - Opportunities Created."
Adept's President and CEO John Dulchinos will take part on the "Faces of Trade
and Innovation" panel moderated by Liz Reilly, director of TradeRoots, US
Chamber of Commerce and will also include Janet Lockhart, former Mayor, Dublin;
and Cindy Ma, US Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center. Other invited
guests include David Chen, Chair, Oregon Innovation Council; Deborah Wince
Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness, Washington D.C.; and Henry
Chesbrough, author of "Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and
Profiting from Technology."

"In a challenging economy it's vital to think globally and take advantage of as
many resources and tools that are available and this event will offer companies
an insightful look at those opportunities," said John Dulchinos, president and
chief executive officer for Adept Technology, Inc.

About Adept Technology, Inc.

Adept is a global, leading provider of intelligent robotics systems and services
that enable customers to achieve precision, speed, quality and productivity in
their assembly, handling, packaging, testing and other automated processes. With
a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance motion controllers, application
development software, vision-guidance technology and high-reliability robot
mechanisms, Adept provides specialized, cost-effective robotics systems and
services to high-growth markets including Packaged Goods, Life Sciences, Disk
Drive/Electronics and Semiconductor/Solar; as well as to traditional industrial
markets including machine tool automation and automotive components. More
information is available at www.adept.com.

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