EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Adept  Technology,  Inc. of our report dated July 29,  1997,  included in the
1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of Adept Technology, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial  statement  schedule of Adept Technology,
Inc. listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the  responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,  presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
(Form S-8 No.  333-3656)  pertaining to the 1983 Employee Stock  Incentive Plan,
1993 Stock Plan, 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 1995 Director Option Plan
of Adept Technology, Inc. of our report dated July 29, 1997, with respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements  incorporated  herein by reference,  and our
report  included  in the  preceding  paragraph  with  respect  to the  financial
statement schedule in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Adept Technology, Inc.

                                           ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California
September 26, 1997