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:
At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Ettrema with advanced computer vision and AI systems. Our team of experts has extensive experience in deploying vision-powered solutions across industries, from agriculture to manufacturing and surveillance. We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in this region, and we tailor our solutions to address them.
Our services encompass every stage of the project lifecycle, from discovery and design to prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness. We collaborate remotely with clients across Australia, ensuring seamless communication and progress updates. Our comprehensive approach ensures that you receive a tailored solution that meets your specific needs and exceeds expectations.
We have successfully delivered over 150 R&D and product development projects for clients across hardware and software. Our founder, Luke Cole, has contributed to groundbreaking research at renowned institutions like ANU, CSIRO, and NICTA/Data61. His extensive experience in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development is invaluable to our clients.
Whether you need camera-based inspection, object detection systems, AI-assisted monitoring, or vision-enabled robotics, COLETEK has the expertise and technology to empower your business. We seamlessly integrate these solutions with edge inference systems and robust deployment pipelines for reliable and scalable performance.
For projects where lighting, environment, and deployment practicality matter, our team combines hardware, software, and AI in one workflow. This holistic approach ensures that your vision systems are optimized for real-world conditions and deliver tangible business outcomes.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
Over five years, we've partnered with COLETEK to deliver a sensational end-to-end product. Their expertise across hardware and software development has streamlined and expedited our project to market, achieving great success.
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.