
INDUSTRY NEWS
Vision-guided robotics firm Adept Technology (Livermore, CA, USA) has announced that it has purchased Cerebellum Automation S.A.S. (Chavanod, France) for US$1.2 million. Specializing in motion control products for medical and packaging applications, Cerebellum Automation offers a variety of products and services including a robotic and motion control application development suite and a feeding and small part–handling system for end-user customers.
Founded in 2004, the French company serves a growing base of customers in France and Western Europe. “Cerebellum complements our strong position in Germany and gives us a greatly expanded footprint in the French automation market,” says Robert Bucher, Adept Technology CEO. Adept plans to integrate Cerebellum’s 10 employees into its French office.
For more information, contact Adept Technology Inc., 3011 Triad Dr., Livermore, CA 94551, USA; phone: +1 925 2453400; fax: +1 925 9600452; e-mail: info@adept.com; Internet: www.adept.com.


