In 2015 OMRON Corporation ("OMRON") (TSE:6645) recently completed the acquisition of Adept Technology, Inc. ("Adept") (NASDAQCM: ADEP). Adept Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells industrial and mobile robots for electronics, food, semiconductor, warehouse/logistics, medical, and automotive markets worldwide. It operates through two segments, Robotics and Services and Support. The company offers fixed robots, such as parallel robots, 6-axis robots, selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) robots, and linear modules. It also provides mobile robots, including Adept Lynx, an indoor vehicle with a configurable payload for the transport and handling of goods; Adept Lynx Courier, a mobile transporter; Adept Lynx Transporter-Semi, an indoor vehicle for moving wafer pods; Adept Lynx Handler-Semi for producing a mobile robot; Adept Lynx Conveyor, a Lynx autonomous indoor vehicle; Adept Lynx Cart Transporter for line-side replenishment; and Adept Enterprise Manager, a management system that uses a systems-network approach for the coordination of autonomous indoor vehicles. In addition, it offers Adept SmartController, a robot motion controller; Adept SmartVision, a vision processor; Adept ACE (automation control environment), a PC-based software for configuring, calibrating, and managing equipment in a workcell; ACE PackXpert to deploy automation solutions; AdeptSight for vision guidance and inspection applications; and Adept ePLC Connect server software that offers connectivity with the customer supplied programmable logic controller. Further, the company provides Adept AnyFeeder and Adept FlexiBowl for handling an array of loose small parts, including parts of different shapes and materials, as well as on-site field service, training courses, applications support, field upgrades, and factory repair and remanufactured products. It markets and sells its products through systems integrators, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as through direct sales force. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
