Exhibit 99.2

Greg Miner Appointed CEO of Odetics

Anaheim, Calif.-- February 7, 2002-- Odetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ODETA & ODETB) today
announced that Greg Miner has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the
company. Mr. Miner previously served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miner will continue to act as Chief Financial
Officer until a new CFO is found.

"Joel Slutzky instilled a legacy of innovation at Odetics," stated Mr. Miner. "I
hope to be able to continue that legacy even as we work to return the company to
profitability. We implemented a substantial reorganization over the last several
quarters that has dramatically lowered our breakeven level and begun returning
Odetics back toward profitability. The next challenge is to improve our
liquidity and begin rebuilding our balance sheet, which has been negatively
impacted by asset write down and reserves. One of my first goals will be to
establish a new line of credit and to monetize the Odetics real estate."

"Joel will continue working to support MAXxess," continued Miner. "He will also
still be available to provide consultation and continuity for Odetics."

About Odetics

Odetics provides products and systems that employ information technology to
control the use of public roadways, secure ingress and egress of public and
private facilities, and secure the delivery of digital communications. Odetics
Inc. is headquartered in Anaheim, California and may be contacted at
714-774-5000. Odetics Inc. and the web sites of each of its subsidiaries may be
contacted at www.odetics.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This news release contains statements that may be deemed to be forward looking.
These forward-looking statements may include statements about revenue growth,
profit margins, the effect of cost-reduction measures, and other statements
relating to the operating results of Odetics or its subsidiaries. Actual results
could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements
as a result of risk factors such as: short product lives, technological shifts,
current technical issues that cannot be resolved on a timely basis, component
availability, competition (including new and directly competitive products from
others), pricing pressures, incorrect assumptions regarding market demand, the
significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products by both
distributors and end-user customers, unanticipated capital requirements,
retention of key personnel, general economic conditions, the inability of the
company to execute its strategy including the completion of both private and
public equity financings of is subsidiaries, and other factors identified in the
Odetics' Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Investors are strongly encouraged to review the risk factors set forth in the
Odetics most recent SEC filings.