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're proud to be a multidisciplinary Australian engineering and product development company established in 2001. With over two decades of experience, our team has earned a reputation as trustworthy partners for businesses operating throughout Clare, New South Wales, Australia.
We take pride in being more than just an engineering firm - we're dedicated problem-solvers who empower innovators to turn their ideas into reality. By offering tailored solutions that cater to the unique needs of your business, we enable you to achieve your goals and stay ahead of the curve.
As a local company with national reach, we understand the importance of building strong relationships with our clients. Our team is committed to collaboration, ensuring that your project receives personalized attention from concept to delivery. Whether you're looking for assistance with product development, industrial engineering, or beyond - we've got you covered.
At COLETEK, we operate on a foundation of reliability and capability, which allows us to build long-lasting partnerships with businesses across Clare and beyond. By choosing us as your go-to engineering partner, you can rest assured that your project will receive the highest level of expertise, innovation, and dedication.
If you're looking for a trusted engineering and product development company based in Clare, New South Wales, Australia to help drive your business forward, look no further. Our team is ready to leverage their expertise to deliver results that exceed your expectations.
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.