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:
As a trusted national engineering and product development company, we are proud to serve businesses across Hartley Vale, New South Wales, Australia. Since our inception in 2001, COLETEK has earned its reputation by delivering reliable, collaborative solutions that empower Australian industries. We understand the unique challenges faced by local companies and are committed to helping them overcome obstacles and thrive.
Located based in Hartley Vale, New South Wales, Australia, we operate across the country, providing our expertise to businesses of all sizes. Our multidisciplinary team comprises experienced engineers, innovators, and project managers who share a passion for solving complex problems. We apply this collective expertise to develop tailored solutions that meet the distinct needs of each client.
Our team is dedicated to understanding your unique challenges and working collaboratively with you to build a solution that exceeds expectations. With COLETEK, you can be assured of receiving expert advice, innovative thinking, and reliable execution. We take pride in our capability to operate at the forefront of engineering innovation, driving growth and prosperity for businesses like yours.
At COLETEK, we're committed to supporting Hartley Vale, New South Wales, Australia businesses throughout their product development journeys. Whether you're looking to bring a new concept to life, improve existing products or processes, or capitalize on emerging market opportunities, our team is here to guide and support you every step of the way.
We believe that building strong relationships, leveraging local knowledge, and applying national expertise can lead to remarkable results. As your trusted partners in Hartley Vale, New South Wales, Australia, we're eager to bring our collective expertise to the table and help you achieve your goals.
Intuitive, innovative & efficient are three words that would appropriately describe the COLETEK service. Luke and the team at COLETEK have taken our concepts to the next level.
COLETEK have provided one to one communication throughout the development process and gone above and beyond in bringing our ideas closer to becoming a reality! Luke's expertise and knowledge with computer software and electronics is Jedi like, but what I liked most about working with him was his willingness and ability to think outside of the box.