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:
In the heart of Merriwagga, New South Wales, Australia, COLETEK has been a reliable partner for businesses and organisations seeking innovative engineering solutions since 2001. As a multidisciplinary Australian engineering and product development company, we take pride in our reputation as a trusted advisor, collaborator, and problem-solver. Our experts are dedicated to serving the diverse needs of local businesses across Merriwagga, New South Wales, Australia, from agriculture and manufacturing to healthcare and energy.
Operating throughout Australia, COLETEK's team of experienced engineers and product developers has a proven track record of delivering bespoke solutions that meet our clients' unique requirements. With our extensive experience in design, development, and testing, we can help Merriwagga-based businesses overcome complex engineering challenges and achieve their goals.
At COelitek, we believe in fostering long-term partnerships with our clients, based on mutual respect, open communication, and a deep understanding of their individual needs. By leveraging our expertise in multidisciplinary engineering, product development, and collaboration, we can help businesses across Merriwagga, New South Wales, Australia build innovative solutions that drive growth, improve efficiency, and enhance the overall customer experience.
In this ever-evolving business landscape, COLETEK remains committed to staying ahead of the curve. We continuously invest in our people, processes, and technologies to ensure that we can deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients. By operating from a strong foundation of reliability, integrity, and expertise, we're confident that we can help businesses throughout Merriwagga, New South Wales, Australia flourish.
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.