As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 1999
                                                      Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933
                             ----------------------

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

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

                              150 Rose Orchard Way
                           San Jose, California 95134
   (Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
                             ----------------------
                                 1993 STOCK PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plan)
                             ----------------------

                               KATHLEEN M. FISHER
                           Vice President, Finance and
                             Chief Financial Officer
                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              150 Rose Orchard Way
                           San Jose, California 95134
                                 (408) 434-5012
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
                             ----------------------
                                   Copies to:

                            ROBERT F. KORNEGAY, ESQ.
                        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                               Palo Alto, CA 94304
                                 (415) 493-9300
                             ----------------------
<TABLE>
                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================
                                                                          Proposed               Proposed
                                                                           Maximum                Maximum
          Title of Each Class                      Amount                 Offering               Aggregate            Amount of
            of Securities to                       to be                    Price                Offering            Registration
             be Registered                       Registered               Per Share                Price                Fee(1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                         <C>                 <C>                    <C>
Common Stock
  no par value........................         1,000,000 shares            $6.438              $6,438,000.00          $1,699.63
====================================================================================================================================

(1)  Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration fee based upon the average of
     the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on December 7, 1999.

====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

         The contents of the Registrant's  Form S-8 Registration  Statement Nos.
333-3656  and  333-39065  as filed  with the  Commission  on April 12,  1996 and
October 30, 1997, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference.

             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.           Exhibits

                   Exhibit
                    Number                        Documents
             --------------------- ---------------------------------------------
                     4.1           1993 Stock Plan, as amended

                     5.1           Opinion of  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
                                   a Professional Corporation

                     23.1          Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

                     23.2          Consent of Independent Auditors

                     24.1          Power of Attorney (see page II-3)






                                      II-1

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant,  Adept Technology, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe  that it meets all of the  requirements  for  filing on Form S-8 and has
duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the  City of San  Jose,  State of
California, on this 10th day of December, 1999.

                                                ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                                By:  /s/ Kathleen M. Fisher
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Kathleen M. Fisher
                                                     Vice President, Finance and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer



                                      II-2

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that  each  such  person  whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints,  jointly and severally,  Brian
R. Carlisle and Kathleen M. Fisher, his or her attorneys-in-fact,  each with the
power of  substitution,  for him or her in any and all  capacities,  to sign any
amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including  post-effective
amendments),  and to file  the  same,  with  all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact,  or his
or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

        Signature                       Title                       Date
--------------------------  -----------------------------  ---------------------

/s/ Brian R. Carlisle       Chairman of the Board and        December 10, 1999
--------------------------  Chief Executive Officer
(Brian R. Carlisle)         (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ Kathleen M. Fisher      Vice President, Finance and      December 10, 1999
--------------------------  Chief Financial Officer
(Kathleen M. Fisher)        (Principal Financial and
                            Accounting Officer)


/s/ Bruce E. Shimano        Vice President, Research and     December 10, 1999
--------------------------  Development, Secretary
(Bruce E. Shimano)          and Director


/s/ Ronald E.F. Codd        Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(Ronald E.F. Codd)


/s/ Michael P. Kelly        Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(Michael P. Kelly)


/s/ Cary R. Mock            Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(Cary R. Mock)


/s/ John E. Pomeroy         Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(John E. Pomeroy)



                                      II-3

<PAGE>



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                       -----------------------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                       -----------------------------------

                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                             Adept Technology, Inc.

                                December 10, 1999


<PAGE>



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

    Exhibit

    Number                             Exhibit
    ------                             -------
     4.1     1993 Stock Plan, as amended

     5.1     Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
             a Professional Corporation

    23.1     Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)

    23.2     Consent of Independent Auditors

    24.1     Power of Attorney (see page II-3)
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 1999
                                                      Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933
                             ----------------------

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

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

                              150 Rose Orchard Way
                           San Jose, California 95134
   (Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
                             ----------------------
                                 1993 STOCK PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plan)
                             ----------------------

                               KATHLEEN M. FISHER
                           Vice President, Finance and
                             Chief Financial Officer
                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              150 Rose Orchard Way
                           San Jose, California 95134
                                 (408) 434-5012
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
                             ----------------------
                                   Copies to:

                            ROBERT F. KORNEGAY, ESQ.
                        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                               Palo Alto, CA 94304
                                 (415) 493-9300
                             ----------------------

                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
====================================================================================================================================
                                                                          Proposed               Proposed
                                                                           Maximum                Maximum
          Title of Each Class                      Amount                 Offering               Aggregate            Amount of
            of Securities to                       to be                    Price                Offering            Registration
             be Registered                       Registered               Per Share                Price                Fee(1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock
  no par value........................         1,000,000 shares            $6.438              $6,438,000.00          $1,699.63
====================================================================================================================================

(1)  Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration fee based upon the average of
     the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on December 7, 1999.

====================================================================================================================================
The contents of the Registrant's  Form S-8 Registration  Statement Nos.
333-3656  and  333-39065  as filed  with the  Commission  on April 12,  1996 and
October 30, 1997, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference.

             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.           Exhibits

                   Exhibit
                    Number                        Documents
             --------------------- ---------------------------------------------
                     4.1           1993 Stock Plan, as amended

                     5.1           Opinion of  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
                                   a Professional Corporation

                     23.1          Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

                     23.2          Consent of Independent Auditors

                     24.1          Power of Attorney (see page II-3)

                                      II-1
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant,  Adept Technology, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe  that it meets all of the  requirements  for  filing on Form S-8 and has
duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the  City of San  Jose,  State of
California, on this 10th day of December, 1999.

                                                ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                                By:  /s/ Kathleen M. Fisher
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Kathleen M. Fisher
                                                     Vice President, Finance and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

                                      II-2
POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that  each  such  person  whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints,  jointly and severally,  Brian
R. Carlisle and Kathleen M. Fisher, his or her attorneys-in-fact,  each with the
power of  substitution,  for him or her in any and all  capacities,  to sign any
amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including  post-effective
amendments),  and to file  the  same,  with  all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact,  or his
or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

        Signature                       Title                       Date
--------------------------  -----------------------------  ---------------------

/s/ Brian R. Carlisle       Chairman of the Board and        December 10, 1999
--------------------------  Chief Executive Officer
(Brian R. Carlisle)         (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Kathleen M. Fisher      Vice President, Finance and      December 10, 1999
--------------------------  Chief Financial Officer
(Kathleen M. Fisher)        (Principal Financial and
                            Accounting Officer)

/s/ Bruce E. Shimano        Vice President, Research and     December 10, 1999
--------------------------  Development, Secretary
(Bruce E. Shimano)          and Director

/s/ Ronald E.F. Codd        Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(Ronald E.F. Codd)

/s/ Michael P. Kelly        Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(Michael P. Kelly)

/s/ Cary R. Mock            Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(Cary R. Mock)

/s/ John E. Pomeroy         Director                         December 10, 1999
--------------------------
(John E. Pomeroy)

                                      II-3
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                       -----------------------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                       -----------------------------------

                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                             Adept Technology, Inc.

                                December 10, 1999
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

    Exhibit

    Number                             Exhibit
    ------                             -------
     4.1     1993 Stock Plan, as amended

     5.1     Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
             a Professional Corporation

    23.1     Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)

    23.2     Consent of Independent Auditors

    24.1     Power of Attorney (see page II-3)