Computer Vision & AI Systems for Hartwood

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:

• Collision Avoidance
• Pattern Recognition
• Object Recognition
• Object Tracking
• 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

These technologies can be used for various applications such as:

• Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) or Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
• Production Line Object Recognition
• Production Line Automation
• Asset Tracking
• Kid Tracking
• Pedestrian Tracking
• Face Recognition
• Load Haul Dump Automation
• Agriculture Automation
• Storm Drain Inspection Robot
• Robot Lawn Mower
• Forklift Automation
• Home Land Security Robots

At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Hartwood with intelligent vision and AI-powered systems. Our expertise spans camera integration, dataset preparation, model selection, edge deployment, and inference pipelines. We seamlessly blend hardware, software, and AI into cohesive workflows to address diverse challenges across industries.

From camera-based inspections to AI-assisted monitoring, our solutions enhance productivity, safety, and efficiency. We have successfully delivered over 150 R&D and product development projects across hardware and software, collaborating seamlessly with clients across Australia. Our founder, Luke Cole, boasts 25+ years of hands-on experience in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development.

Whether you require vision systems for agriculture, industrial sites, surveillance, or field use, our team understands the unique challenges of your environment. We meticulously consider lighting, deployment practicality, and system integration to deliver robust and reliable solutions. We believe in an iterative approach, involving you in every step from discovery to design decisions, prototyping, iteration, testing, production-readiness, and handover.

Our commitment to collaborative and Australia-wide support ensures you receive the highest quality service every step of the way. While we do not have a physical office in Hartwood, our team is geographically dispersed across Australia, enabling us to efficiently serve clients throughout the region.