EXHIBIT 10.7.2
                                 PROMISSORY NOTE


$25,000                                                     San Jose, California

                                                            April 16, 1999


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Richard Casler, Jr., ("Employee"),
promises to pay to the order of ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC., (the "Corporation"),  at
its office at 150 Rose Orchard Way, San Jose,  California  95134,  the principal
sum of  TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ($25,000),  with  interest on the unpaid
principal  amount  outstanding  from the date  hereof,  initially at the rate of
4.57% per annum.  All accrued  and unpaid  interest,  and all unpaid  principal,
shall be due and payable on or before April 15, 2000.  All money paid toward the
satisfaction  of this Note shall be applied  first to the payment of interest as
required hereunder and then to the retirement of principal.

This note is secured by a pledge of shares of Common Stock of the Company.

The  undersigned  further  agrees that,  in the event that his  employment by or
association  with the Company is  terminated  for any reason prior to payment in
full of this  Note,  this Note shall be  accelerated  and all  remaining  unpaid
principal shall become due and payable immediately after such termination.

If an action is instituted for collection of the Note, the undersigned agrees to
pay court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the holder hereof.

This note may be prepaid at any time without penalty.


                         /s/ Richard Casler, Jr.
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                         Richard Casler, Jr.