EXHIBIT 32.1
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended January 1, 2005 of Adept Technology, Inc. (the "Company") as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
each of the undersigned  hereby certifies,  in his capacity as an officer of the
Company,  for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based on his knowledge:

         1. The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.

                                             /s/ Robert H. Bucher
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Robert H. Bucher
                                             Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                             and Chief Executive Officer of
                                             Adept Technology, Inc.
                                             Dated:  February 14, 2005


                                             /s/ Robert R. Strickland
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Robert R. Strickland
                                             Vice President of Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer of
                                             Adept Technology, Inc.
                                             Dated:  February 14, 2005

A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Adept Technology, Inc. and will be
retained by Adept Technology,  Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.



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