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 business owner or technical decision-maker based in Currabubula, New South Wales, Australia, you're likely looking for a reliable partner to help you bring your vision to life. At COLETEK, we've been proudly serving businesses across the region since our establishment in 2001.
We're more than just an engineering and product development company – we're a multidisciplinary team with a reputation built on innovation, collaboration, and capability. With national roots and a deep understanding of Australia's unique needs, we've earned a trusted reputation as a go-to partner for businesses seeking to innovate, improve their operations, or stay ahead of the competition.
In Currabubula, New South Wales, Australia and beyond, COLETEK has consistently demonstrated our commitment to delivering tailored solutions that meet the specific challenges faced by local industry. We take pride in fostering open lines of communication with our clients, ensuring seamless collaboration and a shared understanding of goals and objectives.
Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to bring your product to market or an existing business seeking to strengthen your supply chain, we understand the importance of reliability, scalability, and adaptability. Our team is dedicated to providing expert guidance and support every step of the way – from concept development to production, and beyond.
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.
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.