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:
Central Tilba businesses can harness the power of automation with COLETEK's innovative Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions. Our expertise in robotics, electronics, and software engineering enables us to deliver tailored solutions that optimize efficiency, streamline workflows, and maximize productivity across diverse industries.
From initial requirements capture to production-readiness planning, our comprehensive approach includes collaborative discovery, design reviews, prototyping, iteration, and seamless integration. We understand the unique challenges of remote locations and offer periodic design reviews and ongoing support across regional and metropolitan clients.
Our team has delivered over 150 R&D and new product development projects, maintaining an in-house prototyping lab for rapid hardware and software development. We leverage our extensive experience to navigate complex technical challenges, capturing requirements, identifying engineering trade-offs, and planning seamless integration across your operations.
COLETEK is driven by innovation and has received recognition for product excellence. Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, holds advanced degrees in Mechatronics and Software Development, and has contributed to notable research projects across leading institutions.
Contact COLETEK today to explore how our Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions can empower your business in Central Tilba, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Let's build something remarkable together.
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.