Our CTO (Luke Cole) previously worked for Hemisphere GPS (orginally called BEELINE, and now bought out by AgJunction) as a "Robotics Engineer" implementing auto-guidance solutions for various quadbikes and agriculture tractors that was used by 100's of vehicles around the world.
For 10 years, starting as a teenager in 1998 - Luke Cole has also worked for leading research institutes and companies such as NICTA (now called CSIRO Data61), CSIRO, Seeing Machines and ANU Robotics System Lab (lead by Alex Zelinsky, who received a rare prestigious AO award in 2017 and was Defence Scientist of Australia from 2012 for 6 years). Luke's work included various autonomous mobile robot projects, involving computer vision, and even a self-driving car early 2000's. Back then OpenCV and ROS didn't exist, so we did a "roll-your-own" called VisLib and DROS comprised of 364,578 lines of code.
Lance Cole has also worked at NICTA and has a background of various hardware development, such as working for a contract company to the US millary (EOS), building the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).
COLETEK's team all has a background in computer vision and machine vision, which have built a wide range of skills and technologies such as:
These technologies can be used for various applications such as:
Located just minutes from the heart of Canberra, Florey is a thriving community in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). As a business owner or technical decision-maker in this region, you understand the importance of partnering with a trusted and experienced engineering and product development company. That's where Colletek comes in – a multidisciplinary company established in 2001 with a national reputation for reliability, collaboration, and capability.
Colletek is more than just an Australian-based engineering firm; we're committed to building strong relationships with businesses across Florey, Australian Capital Territory. Our team of experts has years of experience working with clients from various industries, providing innovative solutions that meet their unique needs. Whether you're a startup or a well-established company, Colletek is dedicated to delivering results-driven engineering and product development services.
Serving businesses across Florey, Australian Capital Territory, we understand the importance of locally tailored support. That's why we've established ourselves as a trusted partner for companies seeking innovative and effective solutions. Our expertise spans multiple disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing engineering – allowing us to holistically approach your project needs.
At Colletek, we take pride in our reputation for delivering exceptional results and collaborating closely with clients to achieve their goals. Operating throughout the Australian Capital Territory, including Florey, we're committed to supporting local businesses grow and thrive. Our team is passionate about engineering and product development, which shines through in every project we undertake.
If you're looking for a trusted partner to help take your business to the next level, look no further than Colletek. Operating based in Florey, Australian Capital Territory, with national reach, we're the perfect choice for businesses seeking innovative, reliable, and collaboration-driven engineering and product development services.
Skykraft is a Canberra based company designing and developing spacecraft for the delivery of global space-based services. Luke and the team have been very responsive with quotes and delivery of machined parts for our company. Looking forward to working with COLETEK on our space programmes.
Delivered excellence on time, great work and great team, thanks!
COLETEK have been absolutely fantastic in their support and manufacture of various components for us. Our designs are always bespoke, intricate and low volume and it’s great to have an Australian company like COLETEK as a trusted and quality manufacturer for our spacecraft mechanical components and assemblies – which have been flight proven through successful mission operations. Keep up the great work!
We've worked with Luke and the team on and off for the past two years. We've found them very accessible and extremely thorough in their dealings. Their documentation is second to none and we’d have no hesitation recommending them on this basis alone.