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).
COLETEK's team all has a background in computer vision and machine vision, which have built a wide range of skills and technologies such as:
These technologies can be used for various applications such as:
At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Wellington Vale with advanced computer vision and AI systems. Our expertise spans camera integration, dataset preparation, model selection, edge deployment, inference pipelines, and system testing. We collaborate with clients every step of the way, from discovery and design decisions to prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness.
Our team seamlessly blends hardware, software, and AI into cohesive workflows. We have successfully completed over 150 R&D and product development projects across hardware and software, partnering with clients across industries. Luke Cole, founder and CEO, has extensive experience in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development, contributing to projects associated with leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE.
Whether you require camera-based inspection, object detection systems, AI-assisted monitoring, vision-enabled robotics, or edge inference systems, we tailor our solutions to your specific needs. We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in agricultural, industrial, surveillance, and field environments, and we leverage our expertise to deliver practical and impactful solutions.
We collaborate seamlessly with clients across Australia, offering remote support and guidance throughout the process. While we do not have a physical office in Wellington Vale, our team is readily available to meet with you at your convenience.
Let's discuss how COLETEK can empower your business with the transformative power of computer vision and AI. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and explore the possibilities.
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.