NI Introduces New Level of Customization to Configurable Vision Software; National Instruments Adds Flexibility to Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Soft

Engineers now can significantly
extend the capabilities of Vision Builder AI with an ActiveX control
as well as tools for integrating National Instruments LabVIEW VIs into
inspection scripts and creating customized steps. The new family of robot's speed and payload capacity
also make them ideal for material handling, packaging and testing
applications.
High-power line lights that are now possible with COBRA technology
play a crucial role in a variety of machine vision applications.

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6 , engineers can use ActiveX to
communicate with their Vision Builder AI scripts. Also, they can use
the software to communicate triggering and inspection results directly
to NI M Series multifunction data acquisition devices or to industrial
devices over serial and Ethernet protocols. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,400
employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries.

Readers can obtain investment
information from the company's investor relations department by
calling (512) 683-5090, by sending an e-mail to nati@ni. Adept's intelligent
automation product lines include industrial robots, configurable
linear modules, machine controllers for robot mechanisms and other
flexible automation equipment, machine vision, systems and software,
and application software .stockeryale.

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This
feature helps engineers expand their vision applications by
incorporating any of thousands of native LabVIEW VIs and example
programs into Vision Builder AI without requiring them to migrate
their inspections into LabVIEW. Using the object
classification algorithm, engineers can sort different products at
high speeds or catalog defects such as scratches, dents and markings .com) is a technology pioneer and
leader in virtual instrumentation - a revolutionary concept that has
changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and
academia approach measurement and automation. More information
is available at www. StockerYale has offices and subsidiaries in the U.

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11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas 78759-3504
Tel: (800) 258-7022, Fax: (512) 683-9300
E-mail: info@ni.

StockerYale's Cobra 500 Led Line Illuminator Awarded 2004 Photonics Circle of Excellence Award

" Diaz added, "We are very encouraged about the
recent patent award on our COBRA technology and our customer's
response, and believe that the new additions to our COBRA product line
will expand the range of applications for the machine vision market.

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With NI Vision Builder AI 2. Adept has seen this
in all consumer products," said Rob Bucher, chairman and chief
executive officer for Adept Technology, Inc. Other
major applications include the inspection of paper, foil, metal
sheets, bank notes, and lumber.

Machine vision is the ability of a computer to 'see.

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This contract is a major design win for Adept
and reinforces the value and performance of the AdeptViper 6-axis
product. It is
expected that with our recent move to a Vertical Industry Sales and
Market focus, in consumer products, telecommunications and automotive
electronics, we will be able to quickly achieve product volume. Call 800-843-8011; Fax 603-893-5604; Email
info@stockeryale .com

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Recent statistics published by both the VDMA German Engineering
Federation and substantiated by information from the Robotic
Industries Association of America, indicate that the articulated
(6-axis) marketplace is five (5) times larger than the traditional
SCARA or 4-axis market.

Adept Technology designs, manufactures and markets robotic
systems, motion control and machine vision technology for the
telecommunications, electronics, semiconductor, automotive , lab
automation, and biomedical industries throughout the world.
Adept, AdeptViper, SmartControl and iSight are trademarks of Adept
Technology.

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ni. Other product and company names
listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

Adept Technology Expands Served Marketplace with AdeptViper Product Line

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For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100
best companies to work for in America.com or by
visiting www. StockerYale serves a widely
varied, international customer base and reinvests a significant
percentage of its revenues in R+D to meet the future requirements of
its customers., 32 Hampshire Rd.

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In 2004, the
company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. This is the
first delivery of a multi-year program that is expected to result in
the sale and delivery of over 400 AdeptViper s650 robots over the
course of this contract. (NASDAQ: STKR), a leading independent provider
of photonics-based products today announces that its COBRA (TM) 500 LED
Line Illuminator was awarded the 2004 Photonics Circle of Excellence
Award by Photonics Spectra Magazine.
The Company also markets its COBRA technology to OEM customers for
design-in projects in the security and medical industries.
For more information about StockerYale and its innovative
products, contact StockerYale, Inc.

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About National Instruments

National Instruments (www. "The AdeptViper robots in
combination with our other high precision robots, controls and vision ,
such as our Adept Cobra SCARA robots and recently introduced
iSight(TM) Vision package, has been defined to best serve this growing
trend of Adept's markets. Founded in 1983, Adept Technology is
America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots.com

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could
vary for a number of reasons, including but not limited to, the
potential delays associated with the development and introduction of
new products or software releases; rapid technological change within
the company's industry and the potential that our new or existing
products may contain defects, errors or performance problems. As
manufacturers incorporate increasingly sophisticated yield-improvement
techniques, 100% inspection of high-quality items is becoming
widespread, particularly in the rapidly growing LCD and flat panel
display (FPD) industries where COBRA line lights provide the extreme
brightness necessary to inspect the surface of these items.com/capabilities

About StockerYale

StockerYale, Inc.

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6 also ships with the new Vision Builder for
Automated Inspection Development Toolkit, which provides component
providers and OEMs with easy-to-use tools for developing their own
custom steps for Vision Builder AI.6
Priced from $1,495
Web: www.
"Precision manufacturing is moving to shorter runs of multiple
products versus the traditional production line.

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Vision Builder AI 2.
For a discussion of additional risk factors relating to Adept's
business, see Adept 's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2004 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended October 2, 2004 and January 1, 2005, including the discussion in
Management 's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations contained therein. The
COBRA line light family has recently been extended to include line
lights in lengths of 125, 250 , and 500 mm that deliver a variety of
wavelengths to meet the requirements of a broad spectrum of
applications.

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All other trademarks are owned by their respective
companies.----

Extremely Bright LED Source Ideal For Machine Vision, Security ID,
and OEM Medical Applications

StockerYale, Inc. This award has earned the respect
of the photonics community due to the fact that the chosen products
are carefully assessed for excellence, innovation and achievement by a
panel of knowledgeable peers - Photonics Spectra's editorial advisory
board.
Due to their efficiency, compactness, and extremely long lifetimes
as compared to traditional lighting technologies , light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) are emerging as the up-and-coming lighting source that
is advancing industrial illumination.
The COBRA 500 LED Line Illuminator was the first in a family of
new products based upon the Company's patented COBRA technology."
To learn more about StockerYale's capabilities , visit
www.

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The ActiveX control
gives engineers the ability to customize their user interfaces , access
acquired images and communicate inspection results in development
environments such as Microsoft Visual Basic, NI LabVIEW and NI
TestStand test management software.stockeryale., Salem , NH,
03079.

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Business Editors/Technology Editors

AUSTIN, Texas----National Instruments
(Nasdaq: NATI) today announced NI Vision Builder for Automated
Inspection 2.H.

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ni. (OTCBB:ADEO ), a leading manufacturer of
robotic systems, motion control and machine vision technology, today
introduced the AdeptViper(TM) robot family, a line of 6-axis
articulated robots designed specifically for precision assembly
applications.

Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LIVERMORE, Calif. This distinguished group of acknowledged experts in their
respective fields selects winners based solely on innovation and
merit. StockerYale 's engineers have
developed the innovative chip-on-board reflective array (COBRA(TM))
method for LED module fabrication, a technique that represents a
significant improvement in both thermal and optical performance.com, or visit the Company's website at
www.

The resulting data goes to a computer or robot controller.

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In addition, Vision Builder AI 2. Leveraging PCs and
commercial technologies , virtual instrumentation increases
productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design
applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW,
and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, USB and
Ethernet.adept.

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Canada, Europe and the Pacific Rim.

' A machine -vision system employs one or more video cameras, analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), and digital signal processing (DSP).

Machine vision is similar in complexity to voice recognition.

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Engineers also now can call LabVIEW VIs directly from Vision
Builder AI to run custom vision algorithms, advanced analysis
functions or example programs without having LabVIEW installed. By using the Vision Builder AI
Development Toolkit, they can create new steps that resemble native
Vision Builder AI steps while incorporating their own intellectual
property.ni.com/nati

Pricing and Contact Information

Vision Builder for Automated Inspection 2.----

Global Cell Phone Manufacturer Combines Adept's New Articulated Robot
and SmartControl(TM) Software for High Performance,
Small Part Assembly and Material Handling Program

Adept Technology, Inc.

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Using Vision Builder AI , engineers can acquire and process images
with any NI frame grabber, the NI Compact Vision System or directly
from more than 100 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) cameras.

The AdeptViper combines an advanced 6-axis arm
design with Adept's high performance SmartControl(TM) software
platform allowing 6-axis robotics to be used in small part assembly
and material handling manufacturing."
AdeptViper robots are available in two models, the AdeptViper s650
and the AdeptViper s850, designed for either table-mounting or
ceiling-mounting and have a 5 kg payload capacity.

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introduces new algorithms, including color measurements, geometric
matching and object classification.
Adept recently completed the delivery of sixty (60) AdeptViper
s650 robots to a global cell phone contract manufacturer., headquartered in Salem, NH, is an independent
designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, light emitting
diodes, (LEDs), fiber optic, and fluorescent illumination technologies
as well as specialty optical fiber and phase masks for use in a wide
range of markets and industries including the machine vision,
telecommunications, aerospace, defense and security, utilities,
industrial inspection and medical markets.

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LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI, ni.com and NI TestStand are
trademarks of National Instruments.
This broadening of Adept's product portfolio will allow the
company to support a new class of applications through OEM's and
System Integrators to its Fortune 500 manufacturing end users.

The Adept logo is a registered trademark of Adept Technology , Inc.
"StockerYale has invested significant R+D resources to build technical
capabilities that enable the development of innovative products such
as the COBRA 500.

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Geometric matching is a tool
engineers can use to locate objects that are best described by edges
and shapes, even when they overlap or change in size. The
COBRA technique, combined with recent technological advances in the
LED semiconductor industry, have allowed the company to deliver
compact LED-based illuminators that provide more optical power than
traditional lighting technologies such as halogen and fluorescent in
select applications.
"On behalf of StockerYale, I was pleased to accept this
prestigious award from Photonics Spectra for our best-in-class COBRA
500 LED Line Illuminator," said Ricardo Diaz, chief operating officer.

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6, the latest upgrade to the interactive software for
configuring, benchmarking and deploying complete machine vision
applications without programming. Adept's
robots , controllers, and software products are used for small parts
assembly, material handling and packaging .

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