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 Hay, Murray & Riverina with intelligent vision and AI-powered systems. Our expertise spans camera integration, dataset preparation, model selection, edge deployment, inference pipelines, and system testing. We collaborate with you to discover impactful applications across industries like agriculture, industrial sites, surveillance, and field use.
We understand the unique challenges of deploying vision systems in regional environments. Our team seamlessly navigates logistics across vast distances, ensuring seamless collaboration and Australia-wide support. We prioritize practical considerations like lighting, environment, and deployment feasibility, ensuring seamless integration into your existing workflows.
Our proven track record includes over 150 successful R&D and product development projects across hardware and software. Our founder, Luke Cole, boasts 25+ years of hands-on experience in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development. His contributions to leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE speak to our commitment to innovation.
Whether you require camera-based inspection, object detection systems, AI-assisted monitoring, vision-enabled robotics, or edge inference systems, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We seamlessly navigate from discovery and design decisions through prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness, ensuring a seamless handover.
Let's harness the power of computer vision and AI to elevate your business in Hay, Murray & Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. Contact us today to discuss your specific needs 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.