FOUNDER-LED AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING
PRODUCT DESIGN & PROTOTYPING
connected devices, and production-ready systems across electronics,
embedded firmware, software, mechanics, IoT, and AI-enabled devices.
ELECTRONICS, EMBEDDED, IOT & AI-ENABLED DEVICES
FROM PCB TO WORKING INTELLIGENCE
computer vision systems, and AI-enabled products for real-world use.
ROBOTICS & AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
INTELLIGENT MACHINES FOR REAL-WORLD USE
and autonomy, especially where software, electronics, and mechanics meet.
2001
Established in Australia
150+
R&D and product development projects
Award-Winning
Good Design Award recognised work
Founder-Led
Direct technical leadership and execution
Product development for hardware, embedded systems, IoT, AI, and intelligent machines
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.
Product Design & Prototype Development
End-to-end services from early concepts and feasibility through to working prototypes, bespoke enclosure design, industrial design, and production-grade products.
Electronics, Embedded Systems & IoT
Circuit schematics, PCB design, sensor integration, embedded firmware, control systems, connected devices, IoT wireless products, and cloud-connected systems.
AI, Computer Vision & Intelligent Systems
Practical AI systems across computer vision, smart sensing, automation, and AI-enabled devices.
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Robotics, precision motor control, sensor fusion, autonomy, and multidisciplinary mechatronic systems.
Where COLETEK Fits Best
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.
Typical clients
- Startups building a new technical product
- Inventors needing a practical development path
- Companies extending or modernising existing products
- Research and technical teams needing build capability
Typical work
- 1-day technical reviews and next-step guidance
- Complex technical problem analysis and research
- Proof-of-concept and prototype development
- Electronics, embedded firmware, and IoT devices
- AI, computer vision, and cloud or on-device system integration
- Mechatronics, robotics, and autonomy development
Start a 1-day technical review
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.
Selected Public Portfolio Examples
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.
Why Work With COLETEK?
- Founder-led technical depth from early review through prototype
- Strong experience across electronics, firmware, software, mechanics, IoT, and AI
- Practical technical reviews, problem analysis, prototyping, and iteration
- Experience with real-world constraints, field use, and production-readiness
- Good fit for complex products where multiple disciplines must align
- Lean, direct collaboration with a serious technical team
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)
Our Typical Development Path
1. Review / Discovery
Clarify the problem, unknowns, risks, and the most practical development path.
2. Research / Planning
Investigate difficult technical questions, feasibility, architecture options, part selection, unit cost estimation, and trade-offs.
3. Design
Make practical engineering decisions and computer designs across the full system.
4. Prototype
Build and integrate the hardware, firmware, software, and mechanics.
5. Iterate / Prepare
Test, refine, debug, and prepare for the next revision, pilot, field-testing, end-user testing, investor demonstration, or scaling to production.
Let’s build something remarkable together.
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.
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COLETEK – Selected Client Testimonials
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
I consulted COLETEK for some work, commencing in 2014, and haven’t looked back. The project was very important to me, and COLETEK not only saw that but exuded sincere enthusiasm about the project; they are attentive, and thorough in their research and development service. They are a wealth of information and advice, for many aspects of the entire engineering and commercialization space, and this has been invaluable to me. I look forward to continuing work with them long into the future!
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.
After approaching COLETEK with a few sketches of a plumbing tool I had in mind Luke and I immediately bounced a few ideas around. Leaving things with Luke he quickly produced some 3D images and ideas we subsequently used. Before long COLETEK produced an operational 3D printed prototype of the tool. I was then able to use this prototype to seek funding for further research and development.
Luke from COLETEK has assisted us on a number of occasions and has always been helpful, courteous and understanding of our needs. There was an instance when timing was of the essence and Luke was able to prioritise our job to ensure we weren't affecting our customers in a negative way. He is highly recommended.
We had the opportunity to work with Coletek on the re-work of some complex SMD PCB assemblies during 2019. The work was carried out to a very high standard and we were extremely pleased with the outcome. We would not hesitate to recommend COLETEK for any type of complex technology work requiring high accuracy and professionalism.
Great prototype product made to our specs with minimal fuss. Delivered on time and within budget. Thanks team.
Founded in 2001, COLETEK is a founder-led Australian engineering company helping clients develop new products, prototypes, electronics, embedded systems, IoT products, AI-enabled devices, intelligent machines, and robotics systems.
We work across electronics, embedded firmware, IoT connectivity, software, mechanics, and real-world testing, with strong experience in multidisciplinary product development, connected devices, computer vision, precision motor control, robotics, and autonomy.
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