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:
Parkesbourne businesses can harness the power of automation with COLETEK's innovative Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions. Our expertise in robotics, electronics, and product development empowers 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 involves collaborative discovery, design decisions, prototyping, iteration, testing, and seamless handover. We understand the unique challenges of remote locations and prioritize regular design reviews and support across regional and metropolitan clients.
Our team has successfully delivered over 150 R&D and new product development projects for clients across hardware and software. We maintain an in-house prototyping lab to expedite hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.
COLETEK is an Australian-founded product development company established in 2001. Led by founder and principal engineer Luke Cole, who holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Information Technology, we have received international recognition for our innovative products and design expertise.
Let's discuss how COLETEK can empower your business with automated guided vehicles. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and explore the possibilities together.
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.