Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions for Scone

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:

• Autonomous Mobile Robots
• Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
• Path Planning, Goal Recognition
• Collision Avoidance
• Pattern Recognition
• Object Recognition
• Object Tracking
• Genetic Algorithms
• Neural Networks
• Evolutionary Robotics
• Probabilistic Robotics
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Optical Flow, Point Clouds
• Stereo Active Vision, Panoramic Cameras, Fisheye Lens/Camera, Log-polar Camera, Time of Flight Cameras, Camera Array
• 3D Reconstruction
• Manipulator, Biped and/or Quadped locomotion
• Sensor Fusion: GPS, LIDAR, IR, Ultrasonic, Vision
• PID Controllers, Cascade Control Loops, Fuzzy Logic
• Bayesian Filters, Particle Filters, Kalman Filters, Monte Carlo Methods

These technologies can be used for various applications such as:

• Production Line Object Recognition
• Production Line Automation
• Licence Plate Recognition
• Asset Tracking
• Kid Tracking
• Pedestrian Tracking
• Face Recognition
• Load Haul Dump Automation
• Agriculture Automation
• Robot Lawn Mower
• Forklift Automation
• Floor Cleaning Robot
• Home Land Security Robots

At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Scone and the Upper Hunter Valley with innovative Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Solutions. Our team of experts has extensive experience designing and deploying AGVs across diverse industries, optimizing workflows and boosting productivity.

Our comprehensive approach begins with thorough requirements capture and analysis. We collaborate closely with you to understand your unique operational challenges and goals. This allows us to tailor our solutions to seamlessly integrate with your existing infrastructure and workflows. We then leverage our expertise in engineering trade-offs and integration planning to deliver efficient and reliable AGV systems.

Our commitment to continuous improvement is evident in our rigorous testing and iteration process. We work alongside you, conducting periodic design reviews and incorporating your valuable feedback. This ensures that your AGV system is optimized for your specific needs and exceeds expectations. Once production-ready, we provide comprehensive handover support, ensuring seamless integration into your operations.

Remote collaboration is at the core of our approach. Our team is geographically dispersed yet seamlessly connected, enabling us to provide Australia-wide support and guidance throughout the entire process. We understand the unique logistical challenges of working across regional and metropolitan areas and are adept at navigating them efficiently.

At COLETEK, we are driven by a passion for innovation and a desire to empower businesses like yours to achieve remarkable outcomes. Our proven track record and satisfied clients across industries demonstrate our capabilities in delivering exceptional AGV Solutions. Let us collaborate with you and harness the power of automation to transform your operations in Scone and the Upper Hunter Valley.