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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 24, 2000 (except for Note 14 which is at
October 20, 2000) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
HexaVision Technologies Inc. for each of the two years in the period ended
January 31, 2000 included in the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 and related prospectus of Adept Technology, Inc. filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated February 8, 2001.


                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Quebec City, Canada
February 6, 2001





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