Adept Technology Accepts U.S. Chamber of Commerce Faces of Trade(r) Award

PLEASANTON, Calif., July 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adept Technology, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and
global robotics services, today announced it accepted the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce's Faces of Trade(r) award in recognition of Adept's impact on the
Pleasanton, CA community. The award honors Adept's efforts to increase jobs
through trade. John Dulchinos, president and CEO of Adept Technology, accepted
the award on behalf of the company at the joint U.S. and Livermore Chamber of
Commerce event focusing on the world economy, held June 30th in Livermore, CA.

"We are honored to accept this award in recognition of our commitment to
supporting our community," said John Dulchinos. "Increasing exports and
expanding trade is vital to the U.S., especially in challenging economic times.
We believe businesses that think globally and utilize as many resources and
tools that are available will ultimately benefit their community with more jobs
and opportunities."

"Adept Technology is a prime example of an American business successfully
navigating the international marketplace," said Liz Reilly, director of
TradeRoots for the U.S. Chamber. "Our award honors small and medium size
companies in this country that are actively engaged in the global marketplace
and creating jobs and opportunity."

Faces of Trade(r) awards are presented to small and medium size companies that
have demonstrated outstanding international success through exports. Whether
they have just entered the international market or have maintained considerable
presence over time, the awardees epitomize how good trade policy can lead to the
success of small companies. These companies make a tremendous impact on their
community by increasing jobs through trade. Faces of Trade(r) companies have
fewer than 500 employees, are American owned and operated, and are driving the
success of their business by expanding to new markets abroad.

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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