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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q




          [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                For the quarterly period ended September 27, 1997

                                       OR

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                For the transition period from _______ to _______


                           Commission File No. 0-27122


                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            California                                  94-2900635
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 (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)


       150 Rose Orchard Way
       San Jose, California                              95134
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(Address of Principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

                                 (408) 432-0888
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports)  and,  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                                    YES X     NO
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The  number  of  shares  of the  Registrant's  common  stock  outstanding  as of
September 27, 1997 was 8,280,785.



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                                              ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                                      INDEX





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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item 1.   Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  September 27, 1997 and June 30, 1997........................................................    3


                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                  Three months ended September 27, 1997 and September 28, 1996................................    4


                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                  Three months ended September 27, 1997 and September 28, 1996................................    5


                Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements..........................................    6



    Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations...........    9



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ............................................   15


    Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................................................   15

              Signatures......................................................................................   16

              Index to Exhibits...............................................................................   17



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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (in thousands)
 

                                                                                  September 27,            June 30,
                                                                                      1997                   1997      (1)
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
                                                                                  (unaudited)              (audited)
                                                                                                             
ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                     $       17,238         $       11,101
   Short term investments                                                                 4,912                  7,366
   Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
      $465 at September 27, 1997 and $449 at June 30, 1997                               20,738                 17,250
   Inventories                                                                           12,725                 13,096
   Deferred tax assets and prepaid expenses                                               2,588                  2,517
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
         Total current assets                                                            58,201                 51,330

Property and equipment at cost                                                           19,001                 18,412
   Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                                        13,735                 13,184
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
      Net property and equipment                                                          5,266                  5,228

Long term investments                                                                         -                  1,000

Intangible assets related to acquisition of SILMA Incorporated, net of
      accumulated amortization of $712 and $642 at  September 27, 1997                      621                    774
      and June 30, 1997, respectively                      
Other assets                                                                                732                  1,161
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
         Total assets                                                            $       64,820         $       59,493
                                                                                 ===============         ==============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable                                                              $        6,557          $       3,927
   Other accrued liabilities                                                              9,573                  8,445
   Current portion of obligations under capital leases                                       15                     27
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
         Total current liabilities                                                       16,145                 12,399

Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, no par value:                             
      5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding                                    -                      -
   Common stock, no par value:                                
      25,000 shares authorized; 8,281 and 8,240 issued and outstanding
         at September 27, 1997 and June 30, 1997, respectively                           47,095                 46,897
   Retained earnings                                                                      1,580                    197
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
         Total shareholders' equity                                                      48,675                 47,094
                                                                                 ---------------         --------------
         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                               $      64,820          $      59,493
                                                                                 ===============         ==============

<FN>

(1)     Amount derived from the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 1997

                         See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>

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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                  (unaudited)
                      (in thousands, except per share data)



                                                                                  Three months ended
                                                                         --------------------------------------
                                                                         September 27,           September 28,
                                                                              1997                   1996
                                                                         ---------------         --------------

                                                                                                     
Net revenues                                                             $       25,982          $      18,437
Cost of revenues                                                                 14,971                 11,059
                                                                         ---------------         --------------
Gross margin                                                                     11,011                  7,378

Operating expenses:
      Research, development and engineering                                       2,382                  1,976
      Selling, general and administrative                                         6,579                  5,152
                                                                         ---------------         --------------
Total operating expenses                                                          8,961                  7,128
                                                                         ---------------         --------------

Operating income                                                                  2,050                    250
Interest income, net                                                                256                    134
                                                                         ---------------         --------------
Income before provision for income taxes                                          2,306                    384

Provision for income taxes                                                          923                    138
                                                                         ---------------         --------------

                                                                         $        1,383         $          246
                                                                         ===============         ==============

Net income per share                                                     $          .16         $          .03
                                                                         ===============         ==============

Shares used in computing net income per share                                     8,829                  8,370
                                                                         ===============         ==============
<FN>
     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>


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                            ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS
                                  (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)



                                                                                         Three months ended
                                                                                -------------------------------------
                                                                                September 27,          September 28,
                                                                                    1997                   1996
                                                                                --------------         --------------
                                                                                                           
Operating activities
   Net income                                                                   $       1,383          $         246
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                       719                    654
      (Gain)/ loss on disposal of property and equipment                                   95                      -
      Tax benefit from stock plans                                                         53                     73
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
         Accounts receivable                                                           (3,488)                 1,592
         Inventories                                                                      307                   (300)
         Deferred tax assets and prepaid expenses                                         (71)                  (935)
         Other assets                                                                     429                    (52)
         Accounts payable                                                               2,630                   (319)
         Accrued liabilities                                                            1,208                    817
                                                                                --------------         --------------
      Total adjustments                                                                 1,882                  1,530
                                                                                --------------         --------------
   Net cash provided by operating activities                                            3,265                  1,776
                                                                                --------------         --------------

Investing activities
   Purchase of property and equipment, net                                               (730)                  (763)
   Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                                            15                      -
   Proceeds from sale of long term available for sale investments                       1,000                      -
   Purchases of short term available for sale                                          (4,012)                (2,000)
   Proceeds from sale of short term available forsale investments                       6,466                  1,000
                                                                                --------------         --------------
   Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                  2,739                 (1,763)
                                                                                --------------         --------------

Financing activities
   Principal payment for capital lease obligations                                        (12)                   (35)
   Proceeds from employee stock incentive program                                         145                    125
                                                                                --------------         --------------
   Net cash provided by financing activities                                              133                     90
                                                                                --------------         --------------
                                                      
Increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                   6,137                    103
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                         11,101                  8,075
                                                                                --------------         --------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                        $      17,238          $       8,178
                                                                                ==============         ==============


Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
     Inventory capitalized into property, equipment and related tax             $          68          $         110
                                                                                             
Cash paid during the period for:
     Interest                                                                   $           5          $           3
                                                                                            
     Taxes                                                                      $         616          $          67

<FN>
                         See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>

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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


1.   General

         The accompanying  condensed consolidated financial statements have been
         prepared in conformity with generally accepted  accounting  principles.
         However,  certain information or footnote disclosures normally included
         in financial  statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
         accounting  principles  have been condensed or omitted  pursuant to the
         rules and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The
         information furnished in this report reflects all adjustments which, in
         the opinion of  management,  are necessary for a fair  statement of the
         consolidated  financial position,  results of operations and cash flows
         as of and for the interim periods. Such adjustments consist of items of
         a  normal  recurring  nature.  The  condensed   consolidated  financial
         statements  included  herein  should  be read in  conjunction  with the
         audited  financial  statements  and notes  thereto  for the fiscal year
         ended June 30, 1997 included in the  Company's  Form 10-K as filed with
         the Securities and Exchange  Commission on September 26, 1997.  Results
         of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
         results of  operations  that may be expected for the fiscal year ending
         June 30, 1998 or for any other future period.


2.   Financial Instruments

         The Company considers all highly liquid  investments  purchased with an
         original  maturity  of  three  months  or less to be cash  equivalents.
         Short-term  investments consist principally of commercial paper and tax
         exempt municipal bonds with maturities between three and twelve months,
         money market auction rate  preferred  stock and auction rate notes with
         maturities of twelve months or less.  Long-term  investments consist of
         U.S.  government  agency  securities with maturities  exceeding  twelve
         months.  Investments are classified as  held-to-maturity,  trading,  or
         available-for-sale at the time of purchase.

         At September 27 and June 30, 1997, all of the Company's  investments in
         marketable  securities were classified as  available-for-sale  and were
         carried  at  fair  market  value  which  approximated  cost.   Material
         unrealized  gains and  losses,  if any,  would  have been  recorded  in
         shareholders'  equity.  Fair  market  value is based on  quoted  market
         prices on the last day of the fiscal period. The cost of the securities
         is based upon the specific  identification  method.  Realized  gains or
         losses, interest, and dividends are included in interest income. During
         fiscal  year  1997 and the  three  months  ended  September  27,  1997,
         realized  and  unrealized  gains  and  losses  on  available  for  sale
         investments were not material.


3.   Inventories

         Inventories are summarized as follows:
                                                 September 27,        June 30,
                                                     1997               1997
                                                     ----               ----
                                                                  
                  Raw materials                    $   6,233         $   6,323
                  Work-in-process                      3,760             3,509
                  Finished goods                       2,732             3,264
                                                   ---------         ---------
                                                                  
                                                   $  12,725         $  13,096
                                                   =========         =========
                                                               

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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


4.   Property and Equipment

         Cost of property and equipment is summarized as follows:

                                                    September 27,     June 30,
                                                        1997            1997
                                                      ---------      ---------
                  Machinery and equipment             $  11,137      $  11,008
                  Computer equipment                      5,688          5,211
                  Office furniture and equipment          2,176          2,193
                                                      ---------      ---------
                                                      $  19,001      $  18,412
                                                      =========      =========


5.   Income Taxes

         The Company provides for income taxes during interim  reporting periods
         based upon an estimate of its annual  effective tax rate. This estimate
         reflects  the  utilization  of tax  credits,  offset  by  taxes  on the
         Company's foreign operations.

6.   Net Income per Share

         Net income per share is computed  using the weighted  average number of
         shares of common stock and dilutive common equivalent shares from stock
         options (using the treasury stock method). (See also Note 7)


7.   Accounting Pronouncement

         In 1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued Statement of
         Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  128 (SFAS  128),  "Earnings  Per
         Share",  which is required to be adopted on December 31, 1997.  At that
         time, the Company will be required to change the method  currently used
         to compute  earnings per share and to restate all prior periods.  Under
         the new  requirement for calculating  primary  earnings per share,  the
         dilutive  effect  of stock  options  will be  excluded.  The  impact is
         expected  to result in an  increase  of $0.01 in primary  earnings  per
         share for the three months ended  September 27, 1997,  and no change in
         net income per share for the three months ended September 28, 1996. The
         impact of SFAS 128 on the  calculation  of fully  diluted  earnings per
         share for these periods is not expected to be material.


8.   Stock Compensation

         The Company expects to incur a charge of approximately  $800,000 in the
         second quarter of fiscal 1998 for  compensation  expense related to the
         Emerging  Issues Task Force No. 97-12,  "Accounting for Increased Share
         Authorizations in an IRS Section 423 Employee Stock Purchase Plan under
         APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" which was
         approved by the EITF in September 1997. This one-time,  non-cash charge
         will represent the  difference  between 85% of the fair market value of
         common stock on the date of the  beginning  of the offering  period and
         the fair  market  value of  common  stock on the date the  shareholders
         approved the increase in shares authorized for issuance,  multiplied by
         the number of shares in the 1995 Employee  Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP")
         that had been subscribed for purchase by employees,  but not authorized
         by  the  shareholders,   prior  to  the  Company's  Annual  Meeting  of
         Shareholders.  Shareholder  approval was granted to make  available for
         issuance an additional 500,000 shares to the ESPP on October 31, 1997.


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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


9.   Contingencies

         The Company has from time to time  received  communications  from third
         parties  asserting that the Company is infringing  certain  patents and
         other intellectual property rights of others or seeking indemnification
         against such  alleged  infringement.  There is presently no  litigation
         involving  such  claims,  and the Company  believes  that the  ultimate
         resolution,  if any, of these matters will not have a material  adverse
         effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


10.  Reclassification

         Certain amounts  presented in the financial  statements for fiscal 1997
         have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for fiscal 1998.


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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.



ITEM 2  -  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
           RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain  statements in the  following  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of
Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations  constitute  "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). Such  forward-looking  statements  involve known and
unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which  may cause the  actual
results,  performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be
materially  different  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking  statements.  Such factors include,
among other things, the following:  the potential  fluctuations in the Company's
quarterly and annual results of operations;  the cyclicality of capital spending
of the Company's customers;  the Company's dependence on the continued growth of
the  intelligent  automation  market;  the risks  associated with sole or single
sources of supply and lengthy  procurement  lead  times;  the  Company's  highly
competitive industry;  rapid technological change within the Company's industry;
the lengthy sales cycles for the Company's  products;  the risks associated with
reliance on system  integrators;  the risks associated with international  sales
and purchases;  the risks associated with potential acquisitions and the need to
manage growth; the risks associated with new product development and the need to
manage  product  transitions,  including  any  difficulties  or  delays  in  the
development,  production,  testing and  marketing of the  Company's new products
under development;  the Company's  dependence on retention and attraction of key
employees;  the risks associated with product defects;  the Company's dependence
on  third-party  relationships;   the  uncertainty  of  patent  and  proprietary
technology protection and third party intellectual property claims;  changes in,
or failure or inability to comply with, government regulations; general economic
and business  conditions;  the failure of any new products to be accepted in the
marketplace;  decreased  investment in robotics generally,  and in the Company's
intelligent automation products particularly, as a result of general or specific
economic  conditions  or  conditions  affecting  any  of the  Company's  primary
markets;   decreased  acceptance  of  the  Company's  current  products  in  the
marketplace;  and the other factors  referenced in this Management's  Discussion
and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations and the Company's
Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended  June 30,  1997,  in
particular the section titled "Significant Fluctuations in Operating Results".



OVERVIEW

The Company designs,  manufactures and markets  intelligent  automation software
and  hardware   products  for   assembly,   material   handling  and   packaging
applications.  The Company's products currently include machine  controllers for
robot  mechanisms  and  other  flexible  automation  equipment,  machine  vision
systems, simulation software and a family of mechanisms including robots, linear
modules  and  vision-based  flexible  part  feeders.  In  addition,  the Company
recently  introduced a new line of Cartesian  scalable  robots  targeted for the
electronics and assembly  applications markets. In recent years, the Company has
expanded  its robot  product  lines,  developed  advanced  software  and sensing
technologies that have enabled robots to perform a wider range of functions, and
the Company has expanded its channel of system integrators. The Company has also
expanded its international sales and marketing operations.  As a result of these
developments,  the nature and composition of the Company's revenues have changed
over time. Specifically,  software license and service revenues,  although still
relatively insignificant,  have increased as a percentage of total revenues, and
international sales comprise a significant portion of the Company's revenues.

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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.


The Company  sells its products  through  system  integrators,  its direct sales
force and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"). System integrators and OEMs
add  application-specific  hardware  and  software  to the  Company's  products,
thereby  enabling  the Company to provide  solutions to a  diversified  industry
base, including the electronics, telecommunications, appliances, pharmaceutical,
food  processing  and  automotive  components  industries.   Net  revenues  have
increased in each of the Company's last three fiscal years;  however,  there can
be no assurance  that the  Company's  net revenues will continue to grow or that
the Company will be profitable  in future  periods.  Accordingly,  the Company's
historical  results of operations  should not be relied upon as an indication of
future performance.



Results of Operations

Three Month Periods Ended September 27, 1997 and September 28, 1996

Net revenues. The Company's net revenues increased by 40.9% to $26.0 million for
the three  months  ended  September  27,  1997 from $18.4  million for the three
months ended September 28, 1996. The growth in net revenues was primarily due to
increased   product  sales,   including  robot  and  motion   controller  sales,
particularly  in the  European  markets,  and to a lesser  extent,  to increased
service and upgrade  revenues,  including  revenues from the Company's  recently
formed  Rapid   Deployment   Automation  (RDA)  Services  group  which  provides
engineering contract services. In the September quarter of fiscal 1997, sales to
European and other  international  markets decreased  substantially,  as several
large  orders  were  delayed by  customers.  The  decrease  in product  bookings
resulted in lower than expected net revenue for the three months ended September
28,  1996.  In the event  product  bookings and net revenues for any quarter are
insufficient  to compensate  for the lower product  bookings in a prior quarter,
the Company's result of operations for that quarter and future quarters could be
materially adversely affected.

International   sales,   including  sales  to  Canada,  were  $10.2  million  or
approximately  39.3% of net revenues for the three  months ended  September  27,
1997 as compared  with $6.6  million or 35.7% of net  revenues  for three months
ended September 28, 1996.


Gross  margin.  Gross  margin  percentage  was 42.4% for the three  months ended
September 27, 1997 and 40.0% for the three months ended  September 28, 1996. The
increase in gross margin was primarily  attributable  to the higher  service and
upgrade revenues and higher sales of robot products,  and to a lesser extent, to
the higher motion controller sales. The Company expects that it will continue to
experience  quarterly  fluctuations in gross margin percentage due to changes in
its sales and product mix.


Research,  Development and  Engineering.  Research,  development and engineering
expenses increased by 20.6% to $2.4 million for the three months ended September
27, 1997 from $2.0 million for the three months ended  September  28, 1996.  The
increase was primarily due to increases in information  system related  expenses
and project  material  spending,  and a lower  level of third party  development
funding.  Research,  development and  engineering  expenses for the three months
ended  September  27,  1997 were  partially  offset by  $165,000  of third party
development funding as compared with $227,000 of third party development funding
for the three months ended  September 28, 1996. The Company expects that it will
continue  to receive  third  party  development  funding  from the  federal  and
California state governments  during fiscal 1998. There can be no assurance that
any funds budgeted by either government for the Company's  development  projects
will not be curtailed or eliminated at any time.

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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

As a percentage of net revenues, research,  development and engineering expenses
decreased to 9.2% for the three months  ended  September  27, 1997 from 10.7% in
the three months ended September 28, 1996. Research, development and engineering
expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased due to the relative growth in
the level of net  revenues  in the three  months  ended  September  27,  1997 as
compared to the same period in the prior year.


Selling,  General  and  Administrative.   Selling,  general  and  administrative
expenses  increased 27.7% to $6.6 million or 25.3% of net revenues for the three
months ended  September  27, 1997, as compared with $5.2 million or 27.9% of net
revenues for the three months ended  September 28, 1996. This increased level of
spending was primarily  attributable  to increased  headcount  and  compensation
related expenses,  including an employee incentive bonus plan accrual,  and to a
lesser extent,  to higher travel  expenses and bad debt  provisions for doubtful
accounts receivable. The decline in selling, general and administrative expenses
as a percentage of total revenue in the three months ended September 27, 1997 as
compared  to the same  period in the prior  year was due to the  growth in total
revenues  that  outpaced  growth in the in selling,  general and  administrative
expenses. The Company expects that selling,  general and administrative expenses
will continue to increase in absolute  dollars in future periods,  although as a
percentage of net revenues,  selling,  general and  administrative  expenses may
fluctuate.


Interest Income,  Net. Interest income, net for the three months ended September
27, 1997 was $256,000, compared to $134,000 for the three months ended September
28, 1996. The increase was due to higher levels of invested funds.


Provision  for Income  Taxes.  The  Company's  effective  tax rate for the three
months  ended  September  27, 1997 was 40%,  as compared  with 36% for the three
months  ended  September  28,  1996.  The  Company's  tax rate  differs from the
statutory  income tax rate primarily due to the benefit of federal and state tax
credits.


Derivative Financial Instruments. The Company makes yen-denominated purchases of
certain components and mechanical  subsystems from Japanese  suppliers.  Current
exchange rate  fluctuations  are not expected to result in material  unfavorable
foreign exchange transactions included in cost of revenues.


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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.


Significant Fluctuations in Operating Results

The Company's operating results have historically been, and will continue to be,
subject to  significant  quarterly  and annual  fluctuations  due to a number of
factors,   including   fluctuations  in  capital   spending   domestically   and
internationally  or in one or more  industries  to which the  Company  sells its
products,  new product introductions by the Company or its competitors,  changes
in product mix and pricing by the Company,  its  suppliers  or its  competitors,
availability  of  components  and  raw  materials,   failure  to  manufacture  a
sufficient volume of products in a timely and cost-effective  manner, failure to
introduce  new  products  on a timely  basis,  failure  to  anticipate  changing
customer product requirements, lack of market acceptance or shifts in the demand
for the Company's products, changes in the mix of sales by distribution channel,
changes in the spending patterns of the Company's  customers,  and extraordinary
events such as litigation or acquisitions.  The Company's gross margins may vary
greatly  depending  on the mix of  sales  of  lower  margin  hardware  products,
particularly mechanical subsystems sourced from third parties, and higher margin
software  products.  The  Company's  operating  results will also be affected by
general  economic and other  conditions  affecting the timing of customer orders
and capital  spending.  The Company  generally  recognizes  product revenue upon
shipment or, for certain international sales, upon receipt by the customer.  The
Company's net revenues and results of operations  for a period will therefore be
affected by the timing of orders received and orders shipped during such period.
A delay in  shipments  near the end of a period,  due for  example  to delays in
product development or delays in obtaining materials, could materially adversely
affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations for
such  period.  Moreover,  continued  investments  in research  and  development,
capital  equipment and ongoing  customer service and support  capabilities  will
result in  significant  fixed costs which the Company will not be able to reduce
rapidly and, therefore, if the Company's sales for a particular period are below
expected  levels,  the Company's  business,  financial  condition and results of
operations for such period could be materially adversely affected.  In addition,
while in some years  revenue  from  international  sales has  helped  buffer the
Company against  slowdowns in U.S. capital  spending,  in other years the higher
costs  associated  with   international   sales,   combined  with  downturns  in
international   markets,  have  adversely  affected  the  Company's  results  of
operations.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to increase
or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future.

The  Company  has   experienced  and  is  expected  to  continue  to  experience
seasonality in product  bookings.  The Company has typically had higher bookings
for its products  during the June quarter of each year and lower bookings during
the  September  quarter of each year,  due primarily to the slowdown in sales to
European markets. The Company has generally been able to maintain revenue levels
during the September quarter by utilizing backlog from the June quarter.  In the
event  bookings  for the  Company's  products in the June quarter are lower than
anticipated  and  the  Company's  backlog  at the  end of the  June  quarter  is
insufficient  to compensate  for lower  bookings in the September  quarter,  the
Company's  results of operations for the September  quarter and future  quarters
could be materially  adversely  affected.  In fact, in the September  quarter of
fiscal  1997,  sales to  European  and  other  international  markets  decreased
substantially,  as several large orders were delayed by customers.  The decrease
in product bookings resulted in decreased net revenues for the September quarter
of fiscal 1997. In contrast  however,  entering into fiscal 1998,  the Company's
backlog was up  significantly  from where it began the prior year.  In the event
product bookings and net revenues for any quarter are insufficient to compensate
for the lower product  bookings in a prior  quarter,  the  Company's  results of
operations for that quarter and future  quarters  could be materially  adversely
affected.

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In addition,  a significant  percentage of the Company's product shipments occur
in the last month of each quarter.  Historically  this has been due to a lack of
component  availability from sole or single source suppliers or, with respect to
components with long procurement  lead times,  due to inaccurate  forecasting of
the level of demand  for the  Company's  products  or of the  product  mix for a
particular quarter. The Company has therefore from time to time been required to
utilize  components  and  other  materials  for  current  shipments  which  were
scheduled to be incorporated into products to be shipped in subsequent  periods.
If the  Company  were  unable  to obtain  additional  components  or  mechanical
subsystems to meet  increased  demand for its products,  or to meet demand for a
product mix which differed from the forecasted product mix, or if for any reason
the Company failed to ship  sufficient  product prior to the end of the quarter,
the Company's  business,  financial condition and results of operations could be
materially adversely affected.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 27, 1997, the Company had working capital of approximately $42.1
million,  including $17.2 million in cash and cash  equivalents and $4.9 million
in short term investments.

The Company's cash requirements during the three months ended September 27, 1997
were met primarily through cash provided by operations and investing  activities
and to a lesser extent,  to financing  activities.  Cash,  cash  equivalents and
investments  increased  $2.7 million from June 30, 1997 primarily as a result of
$3.3 million of cash generated from operating activities,  offset by $700,000 of
capital expenditures.

Net cash  provided by operating  activities  was primarily  attributable  to net
income adjusted by depreciation and amortization, and increased accounts payable
and accrued  liabilities,  offset by higher  accounts  receivable  arising  from
increased  revenue.  Financing  activities  consisted  mainly of  proceeds  from
employee stock incentive plans.

The Company currently  anticipates  capital  expenditures of approximately  $3.8
million  during  fiscal  1998,  including  approximately  $1.1  million for test
fixtures, tooling and other factory investments,  approximately $1.0 million for
MIS equipment and approximately $1.7 million for laboratory and other equipment.

The Company believes that the existing cash and cash equivalent balances as well
as short term  investments  and  anticipated  cash flow from  operations will be
sufficient to support the Company's  working capital  requirements  for at least
the next twelve months.


New Accounting Pronouncement

In 1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 128 (SFAS 128), "Earnings Per Share", which is required
to be adopted on December 31, 1997.  At that time,  the Company will be required
to change the method currently used to compute earnings per share and to restate
all prior periods.  Under the new requirement for calculating  primary  earnings
per share, the dilutive effect of stock options will be excluded.  The impact is
expected to result in an increase of $0.01 in primary earnings per share for the
three months ended September 27, 1997, and no change in net income per share for
the  three  months  ended  September  28,  1996.  The  impact of SFAS 128 on the
calculation  of fully  diluted  earnings  per  share for  these  periods  is not
expected to be material.

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Stock Compensation

The Company  expects to incur a charge of  approximately  $800,000 in the second
quarter of fiscal 1998 for  compensation  expense related to the Emerging Issues
Task Force No. 97-12,  "Accounting for Increased Share  Authorizations in an IRS
Section 423 Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan under APB Opinion No. 25,  Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees" which was approved by the EITF in September 1997.
This one-time,  non-cash charge will represent the difference between 85% of the
fair market value of common  stock on the date of the  beginning of the offering
period and the fair market  value of common  stock on the date the  shareholders
approved the  increase in shares  authorized  for  issuance,  multiplied  by the
number of shares in the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") that had been
subscribed for purchase by employees,  but not  authorized by the  shareholders,
prior to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  Shareholder approval was
granted to make available for issuance an additional  500,000 shares to the ESPP
on October 31, 1997.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the Company's  1997 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  on October 31, 1997, the
shareholders approved the following actions:

         a)   Election  of  five  (5)  directors  to serve until the next Annual
              Meeting  of  Shareholders  or  until  their  successors  are  duly
              elected and qualified


                                                                               
              Brian R. Carlisle:         For:  6,642,190         Against:    Nil        Abstain:  383,924
              Bruce E. Shimano:          For:  6,642,190         Against:    Nil        Abstain:  383,924
              Michael P. Kelly:          For:  6,641,540         Against:    Nil        Abstain:  384,574
              Cary R. Mock:              For:  6,642,190         Against:    Nil        Abstain:  383,924
              John E. Pomeroy:           For:  6,642,190         Against:    Nil        Abstain:  383,924


         b)   Amendment of 1995  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan to increase the
              number of shares  available  for  issuance  thereunder  by 500,000
              shares.

                For:  5,150,735        Against:  312,077         Abstain: 27,819

         c)   Amendment  of 1993 Stock Plan to (i) approve the  amendment of the
              1993 Stock Plan to  increase  the  number of shares  reserved  for
              issuance  thereunder  by 1,000,000  shares and (ii) to approve the
              material  terms of the Stock Plan,  including  but not limited to,
              limitations  on the  number  of  options  that may be  granted  to
              participants in any fiscal year.

                 For:  2,821,213        Against:  1,225,814      Abstain: 58,507

         d)   Ratification   of  the   appointment  of  Ernst  &  Young  LLP  as
              independent  auditors  for the  Company for the fiscal year ending
              June 30, 1998.

                 For:  7,002,184       Against:   16,536         Abstain:  7,394



ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         a)   The  Exhibits  listed  on  the  accompanying   index   immediately
              following the signature page are filed as part of this report.

         b)   Reports  on Form 8-K.  No  reports  on Form 8-K were  filed by the
              Company during the quarter ended September 27, 1997.
              

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                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




                                    ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.






Date:    November 12, 1997          By:      /s/ Brian R. Carlisle
                                             ---------------------
                                             Brian R. Carlisle
                                             Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                             Executive Officer






Date:    November 12, 1997          By:      /s/ Betsy A. Lange
                                             ------------------
                                             Betsy A. Lange
                                             Vice President of Finance and Chief
                                             Financial Officer

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



                                                                    SEQUENTIALLY
                                                                        NUMBERED
              EXHIBITS                                                      PAGE
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11.1          Statement of Computation of Net Income Per Share.               18

27.1          Financial Data Schedule.                                        19


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