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).
We have a combined 50 years of extensive experience with Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV's). Including cars, tractors, quadbikes and other custom ground-based vehicles.
COLETEK's team all has a background in vehicle automation, which have built a wide range of skills and technologies such as:
These technologies can be used for various applications such as:
COLETEK understands the unique challenges faced by businesses in Moorilda, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia, when it comes to automating material handling and logistics. Our Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions offer a seamless and efficient way to optimize your operations, boosting productivity and profitability.
Our experienced team works collaboratively with clients to understand their specific needs and environments. We leverage our expertise in requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, testing, and iteration to deliver tailored AGV solutions that seamlessly integrate into your existing workflows.
We recognize the importance of remote collaboration and periodic design reviews for clients across regional and metropolitan areas. Our in-house prototyping lab enables rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement, ensuring seamless progress from concept to deployment.
With over 150 successful R&D and new product development projects under our belt, COLETEK has a proven track record of delivering innovative and reliable automation solutions. Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Information Technology, bringing extensive experience in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development to every project.
Let us partner with you to streamline your material handling processes, optimize your supply chain, and achieve operational excellence in Moorilda, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Contact COLETEK today to schedule a consultation and discover how our AGVs can empower your business.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
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.
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.