Established in Australia
R&D and product development projects
Good Design Award recognised work
Direct technical leadership and execution
COLETEK is a founder-led Australian engineering company helping clients move from concept to prototype and toward production. We are strongest where electronics, embedded firmware, software, IoT connectivity, mechanics, and real-world constraints need to come together.
End-to-end services from early concepts and feasibility through to working prototypes, bespoke enclosure design, industrial design, and production-grade products.
Circuit schematics, PCB design, sensor integration, embedded firmware, control systems, connected devices, IoT wireless products, and cloud-connected systems.
Practical AI systems across computer vision, smart sensing, automation, and AI-enabled devices.
Robotics, precision motor control, sensor fusion, autonomy, and multidisciplinary mechatronic systems.
We are a strong fit for projects that need more than one discipline to work well together. That often includes hardware products, embedded devices, IoT connectivity, AI-enabled systems, intelligent machines, and technical prototypes that must perform outside the lab.
We can support the whole path from early technical review, research, architecture, enclosure and system design through to prototype build, testing, iteration, and production-readiness.
We also support clients earlier in the journey, including 1-day technical reviews, feasibility reviews, discovery work, and research into complex technical problems where the right next step is not yet clear.
Not every project should begin with a full build. A focused technical review can clarify risks, feasibility, architecture options, part selection, unit cost, and the most practical next step.
This is often a strong starting point for new product ideas, difficult technical problems, or projects needing independent engineering direction or peer review.
Below is a link to our YouTube channel and a rotating sample of public COLETEK work across product development, electronics, software, IoT solutions, AI-enabled devices, intelligent machines, and robotics. Refresh this page to see more randomly selected public portfolio examples. You can also visit our lab to see more in a private setting. Contact us if you would like examples more relevant to your industry, sector, or project type.
We do not try to be everything to everyone. We are best suited to technical product development, engineering discovery, and complex multidisciplinary work where the outcome needs to function in the real world.
"Great things take time. Great things evolve through talent, perseverance, iteration, and practical execution."
Founder, Luke Cole (Dual BEng: Mechatronics & Software)
Clarify the problem, unknowns, risks, and the most practical development path.
Investigate difficult technical questions, feasibility, architecture options, part selection, unit cost estimation, and trade-offs.
Make practical engineering decisions and computer designs across the full system.
Build and integrate the hardware, firmware, software, and mechanics.
Test, refine, debug, and prepare for the next revision, pilot, field-testing, end-user testing, investor demonstration, or scaling to production.
If you have a new product idea, prototype, electronics project, embedded or IoT device, AI system, intelligent machine, or a complex technical problem needing investigation, get in touch.
Contact Us View Product DevelopmentThis is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
Salita engaged Luke Cole to troubleshoot issues we were having with a drive motor system with a dynamic variance of torque and speed. After approaching no less than a dozen Australian supplier and engineering firms to provide a solution, and after 12 months of product design and testing, they could not verify why their recommended motors where failing and reversing suddenly. Luke undertook testing and analysis and quickly supplied information on the failures. Not only did Luke uncover a rare, uncommon failure but also provided a solution. The COLETEK team are our go to for the correct solution the first time, for all our electronic needs.
I engaged COLETEK several years ago to produce designs and working prototypes of 2 products I am currently developing as I was having difficulty obtaining what I required from overseas design companies. I have always found Luke easy to work with and having face to face meetings made explaining my concepts so much easier than endless emails. Design changes and modifications are always produced in a timely fashion and available for pickup locally.
I had a technical design and prototype job I needed done and had contacted two companies in Brisbane before I discovered COLETEK. From my first conversation with Luke, I knew that he was the best person for the job and he delivered under budget and within the required timeframe. The device he manufactured for my company will save us thousands of dollars and it is highly likely that we will on-sell the device to similar organisations. I recommend COLETEK for any design and prototype work you can imagine for your business.
COLETEK have been absolutely fantastic in their support and manufacture of various components for us. Our designs are always bespoke, intricate and low volume and it’s great to have an Australian company like COLETEK as a trusted and quality manufacturer for our spacecraft mechanical components and assemblies – which have been flight proven through successful mission operations. Keep up the great work!
Our first foray into the world of 3D printing brought us to COLETEK. We consider ourselves fortunate to have made this connection. COLETEK were accessible and easy to communicate with. They provided clear feedback and advice regarding the printing process, 3D file formats, resolution options and the likely time and costs involved. They provided prompt, invaluable service at a critical stage of product development, demonstrating a real understanding of our particular needs. The costs of services were totally appropriate and represented real added value to our final product. Thank you Luke and the team, we look forward to further opportunities to engage COLETEK.
We engaged COLETEK to conduct a series of research projects on robotics and we very pleased with their technical skill, creative thinking and hard work. If you need to prototype a complex technical idea, they are a great partner to work with.