Computer Vision & AI Systems for Timbarra

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:

• Collision Avoidance
• Pattern Recognition
• Object Recognition
• Object Tracking
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Optical Flow, Point Clouds
• Stereo Active Vision, Panoramic Cameras, Fisheye Lens/Camera, Log-polar Camera, Time of Flight Cameras, Camera Array
• 3D Reconstruction

These technologies can be used for various applications such as:

• Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) or Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
• Production Line Object Recognition
• Production Line Automation
• Asset Tracking
• Kid Tracking
• Pedestrian Tracking
• Face Recognition
• Load Haul Dump Automation
• Agriculture Automation
• Storm Drain Inspection Robot
• Robot Lawn Mower
• Forklift Automation
• Home Land Security Robots

At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Timbarra with intelligent vision and AI systems that enhance productivity, safety, and efficiency across industries. Our team combines expertise in camera integration, dataset preparation, model selection, and edge deployment to deliver robust solutions tailored to your unique needs.

Whether you require camera-based inspection for agricultural fields, object detection systems for industrial sites, or AI-assisted monitoring for surveillance purposes, we can help. We understand the challenges of working in remote locations and have extensive experience deploying vision systems across regional and metropolitan areas.

Our approach is collaborative and iterative, involving discovery, design decisions, prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness handover. We work closely with you to understand your deployment environment and industry-specific considerations, ensuring seamless integration and impactful results.

With over 150 successful R&D and product development projects under our belt, COLETEK has established itself as a trusted partner for businesses across Australia. Our founder, Luke Cole, brings 25+ years of hands-on experience in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development to every project.

Let's harness the power of computer vision and AI to solve your business challenges in Timbarra. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and explore how COLETEK can empower you with innovative vision systems.