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:
Coletek has been a trusted partner for businesses across Little Jacks Creek, New South Wales, Australia, since 2001. As a multidisciplinary engineering and product development company, we've established ourselves as leaders in our field, renowned for delivering innovative solutions that drive results.
We're proud to have a local presence in Little Jacks Creek, New South Wales, Australia, and are committed to supporting the regional economy through our work with local businesses. Our team of experts has a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by companies operating in this area, and we're dedicated to helping them overcome these hurdles.
Coletek's national reputation is built on the strength of our partnerships, collaboration, and reliability. We take the time to listen to our customers' needs, work closely with their teams, and deliver solutions that meet their specific requirements. Our capabilities extend across a broad range of sectors, including defense, aerospace, construction, and manufacturing.
We're based in Little Jacks Creek, New South Wales, Australia, and operate throughout the region, providing on-ground support to businesses looking to improve their operations, expand their offerings, or diversify their revenue streams. Our expertise spans engineering design, product development, testing, and certification – everything we do is informed by a deep understanding of our customers' needs.
Coletek has earned a reputation for delivering high-quality solutions that exceed expectations. By leveraging our multidisciplinary skills and comprehensive approach, we help businesses in Little Jacks Creek, New South Wales, Australia – and beyond – achieve their goals and stay ahead of the curve.
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.