As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 1997
                                                           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
                        1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                           (Full title of the plans)
                              -------------------
                                 BETSY A. LANGE
                           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 P. LATTA, ESQ.
                        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                               Palo Alto, CA 94306
                                 (650) 493-9300

<TABLE>

                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
====================================================================================================================================
<CAPTION>
          Title of Each Class                      Amount                 Proposed               Proposed             Amount of
            of Securities to                       to be                   Maximum                Maximum            Registration
             be Registered                       Registered               Offering               Aggregate              Fee(1)
                                                                            Price                Offering
                                                                          Per Share                Price
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>                       <C>                 <C>                  <C>            
Common Stock,
  no par value........................            1,500,000 shares          $12.875             $19,312,500.00       $5,853.00
====================================================================================================================================
<FN>
(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
     October 28, 1997.
</FN>
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


         The contents of the Registrant's  Form S-8  Registration  Statement No.
333-3656 as filed with the Commission on April 12, 1996 are incorporated  herein
by reference.


             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.  Exhibits
         --------


     Exhibit                              Documents
     Number       
  ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------

       4.1*     1993 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of agreement thereunder

       4.2*     1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, and form of 
                agreement thereunder

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

      23.1      Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

      23.2      Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

      24.1      Power of Attorney (see page II-3)

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


  *   Incorporated  by reference to the Exhibits  filed with
      the  Registrant's  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal
      year ended June 30, 1997, File No.  0-27122,  as filed
      with  the  Securities   and  Exchange   Commission  on
      September 26, 1997.

                                      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 30th day of October, 1997.


                                              ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.



                                              By:    /s/ Betsy A. Lange
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Betsy A. Lange
                                                     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 Betsy A. Lange 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          October 30, 1997
-----------------------     Chief Executive Officer     
(Brian R. Carlisle)         (Principal Executive Officer)
                            
                            
/s/ Betsy A. Lange          Vice President, Finance and        October 30, 1997
-----------------------     Chief Financial Officer 
(Betsy A. Lange)            (Principal Financial and
                            Accounting Officer)
                            
                            
/s/ Bruce E. Shimano        Vice President, Research and       October 30, 1997
-----------------------     Development, Secretary
(Bruce E. Shimano)          and Director
                            
                            
/s/ Michael P. Kelly        Director                           October 30, 1997
-----------------------     
(Michael P. Kelly           
                            
                            
/s/ Cary R. Mock            Director                           October 30, 1997
-----------------------     
(Cary R. Mock               
                            
                            
/s/ John E. Pomeroy         Director                           October 30, 1997
-----------------------     
(John E. Pomeroy            

                                      II-3

<PAGE>
                                                          

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



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

                                    EXHIBITS

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


                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                             Adept Technology, Inc.

                                October 30, 1997

                                      II-4

<PAGE>

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                                                                   Sequentially 
Exhibit                              Exhibit                         Numbered   
Number                               -------                           Page
------                                                                 ----
  4.1*     1993 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of agreement
           thereunder

  4.2*     1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of ....
           agreement thereunder

  5.1      Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,......
           a Professional Corporation
          
 23.1      Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

 23.2      Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)......

 24.1      Power of Attorney (see page II-3).................
---------------- 



    *      Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Registrant's
           Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, File No.
           0-27122,  as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on
           September 26, 1997.

                                      II-5
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 1997
                                                           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
                        1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                           (Full title of the plans)
                              -------------------
                                 BETSY A. LANGE
                           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 P. LATTA, ESQ.
                        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                               Palo Alto, CA 94306
                                 (650) 493-9300

                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
====================================================================================================================================
Title of Each Class                      Amount                 Proposed               Proposed             Amount of
            of Securities to                       to be                   Maximum                Maximum            Registration
             be Registered                       Registered               Offering               Aggregate              Fee(1)
                                                                            Price                Offering
                                                                          Per Share                Price
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock,
  no par value........................            1,500,000 shares          $12.875             $19,312,500.00       $5,853.00
====================================================================================================================================
(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
     October 28, 1997.
====================================================================================================================================
The contents of the Registrant's  Form S-8  Registration  Statement No.
333-3656 as filed with the Commission on April 12, 1996 are incorporated  herein
by reference.

             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.  Exhibits
         --------

     Exhibit                              Documents
     Number       
  ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------

       4.1*     1993 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of agreement thereunder

       4.2*     1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, and form of 
                agreement thereunder

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

      23.1      Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

      23.2      Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

      24.1      Power of Attorney (see page II-3)

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

  *   Incorporated  by reference to the Exhibits  filed with
      the  Registrant's  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal
      year ended June 30, 1997, File No.  0-27122,  as filed
      with  the  Securities   and  Exchange   Commission  on
      September 26, 1997.

                                      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 30th day of October, 1997.

                                              ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                              By:    /s/ Betsy A. Lange
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Betsy A. Lange
                                                     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 Betsy A. Lange 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          October 30, 1997
-----------------------     Chief Executive Officer     
(Brian R. Carlisle)         (Principal Executive Officer)
                            
                            
/s/ Betsy A. Lange          Vice President, Finance and        October 30, 1997
-----------------------     Chief Financial Officer 
(Betsy A. Lange)            (Principal Financial and
                            Accounting Officer)
                            
                            
/s/ Bruce E. Shimano        Vice President, Research and       October 30, 1997
-----------------------     Development, Secretary
(Bruce E. Shimano)          and Director
                            
                            
/s/ Michael P. Kelly        Director                           October 30, 1997
-----------------------     
(Michael P. Kelly           
                            
                            
/s/ Cary R. Mock            Director                           October 30, 1997
-----------------------     
(Cary R. Mock               
                            
                            
/s/ John E. Pomeroy         Director                           October 30, 1997
-----------------------     
(John E. Pomeroy            

                                      II-3
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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

                                    EXHIBITS

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

                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                             Adept Technology, Inc.

                                October 30, 1997

                                      II-4
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                   Sequentially 
Exhibit                              Exhibit                         Numbered   
Number                               -------                           Page
------                                                                 ----
  4.1*     1993 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of agreement
           thereunder

  4.2*     1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of ....
           agreement thereunder

  5.1      Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,......
           a Professional Corporation
          
 23.1      Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

 23.2      Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)......

 24.1      Power of Attorney (see page II-3).................
---------------- 

    *      Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Registrant's
           Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, File No.
           0-27122,  as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on
           September 26, 1997.

                                      II-5