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 empowers businesses in Hollisdale to harness the transformative power of automation with our comprehensive Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions. Our team of experts understands the unique challenges faced by mid-north coast businesses and can tailor a solution that meets your specific requirements.
We collaborate closely with clients from initial requirements capture through design decisions, prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness planning. Our approach emphasizes open communication and transparency, ensuring your complete involvement throughout the process.
Whether you require assistance with proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, or technical feasibility assessments, COLETEK is your trusted partner. Our extensive experience in requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, and integration planning enables us to deliver seamless and efficient automation solutions.
We understand the importance of remote collaboration and offer Australia-wide support, ensuring seamless interaction regardless of your location. Our in-house prototyping lab and access to advanced testing facilities enable us to deliver robust and reliable AGV solutions that meet your expectations.
At COLETEK, we are driven by innovation and a commitment to delivering practical and impactful automation solutions that empower businesses to achieve greater efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness in the Hollisdale region and beyond.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
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.