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 Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to harness the power of computer vision and AI. Our team of experts has extensive experience in deploying vision-powered solutions across industries, from agriculture to manufacturing and surveillance. We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in this region and can tailor our approach to meet your specific needs.
Our services encompass every step of the process, from discovery and design decisions to prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness. We collaborate remotely with clients, leveraging Australia-wide support to ensure seamless project execution. Our proven track record includes over 150 successful R&D and product development projects across hardware and software.
Whether you need camera-based inspection systems, object detection algorithms, or AI-assisted monitoring solutions, our team can assist. We have extensive expertise in camera integration, dataset preparation, model selection, edge deployment, inference pipelines, and system testing. We can also help you address challenges related to lighting, environment, and deployment practicality.
We believe in combining hardware, software, and AI in one workflow to deliver comprehensive and sustainable solutions. Our team has collaborated on projects involving agricultural imaging, industrial automation, and surveillance systems. We are committed to delivering innovative and practical solutions that empower businesses in Potts Point, Sydney, and beyond.
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.