Exhibit 99.1


     Adept Technology, Inc. Approved for NASDAQ National Market Re-Listing


     LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2005--Adept Technology, Inc.
(OTCBB:ADEO), a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and
global robotics services, today announced that it has received notification from
the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel that its common stock has been approved
for re-listing on the NASDAQ(R), subject to standard listing requirements.
Trading on the NASDAQ National Market System is expected to commence with the
opening of trading on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Adept Technology has been
trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the trading symbol "ADEO", but will
change its trading symbol to "ADEP" on the NASDAQ National Market System.
     Adept Technology currently has a market capitalization of just under $50
million, based on its closing share price on November 8, 2005 with just over 6.1
million shares outstanding.
     "Our re-listing on the NASDAQ represents a very significant event for the
company," according to Robert H. Bucher, Adept Technology's Chairman and CEO.
"We believe that our move back to the NASDAQ is an important step forward for
the company and our shareholders, because we believe the stability and coverage
of the NASDAQ National Market furthers our efforts to deliver growth and
enhanced shareholder value. It also provides both the market visibility and
access that are of paramount importance to institutional investors."
     For more information, please visit the Investor Relations page on Adept
Technology's corporate website at http://www.adept.com.

     About Adept Technology, Inc.

     Adept Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets robotic systems,
motion control and machine vision technology for global markets including
automotive, consumer electronics, consumer goods, disk drive, food, industrial
tooling, medical devices, and pharmaceutical. Adept robots, controllers, and
software are used for small parts assembly, material handling and packaging.
Adept intelligent automation product lines include industrial robots,
configurable linear modules, machine controllers for robot mechanisms and other
flexible automation equipment, machine vision, and systems and applications
software. Founded in 1983, Adept Technology is the largest U.S.-based
manufacturer of industrial robots. More information is available at
www.adept.com.

     Forward-Looking Statements

     This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements including
statements regarding strategic initiatives, and value for our securities that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results and
value of its securities could differ materially from the above forward-looking
statements for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to, risk factors
affecting the market for the company's common stock, its customers' ability to
pay invoices in a timely manner; the risk that some of its customers may become
insolvent; future economic, competitive and market conditions including those in
Europe and Asia and those related to the company's strategic markets; risks of
acceptance of the company's new or current products in the marketplace; the
financial and operating risks and regulatory requirements associated with the
company's international operations; the company's limited cash resources; the
cyclicality of capital spending of the company's customers and lack of long-term
customer contracts; the company's dependence on the continued growth of the
intelligent automation market; the company's highly competitive industry; rapid
technological change within the intelligent automation industry; the lengthy
sales cycles for the company's products; the company's significant fixed costs
which are not easily reduced; the risks associated with sole or single sources
of supply and lengthy procurement lead times; the risks associated with the
seasonality of the company's products; the risks associated with product
defects; the potential delays associated with the development and introduction
of new products or software releases; the company's ability to sell its products
through systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers who may also
promote competing products; or risks associated with variations in our gross
margins based on factors which are not always in our control.

     For a discussion of risk factors relating to Adept's business, see Adept's
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 including the
discussion in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and Factors Affecting Future Operating Results contained
therein.


    CONTACT: Adept Technology
             Robert Strickland, 925-245-3413 (Investor Relations)
             investor.relations@adept.com
             Fax: 925-245-3510
             Janine Roth, 925-245-3400 (Press and Industry Analysts)
             janine.roth@adept.com
             Fax: 925-960-0427