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).
At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Page, Canberra, and across the Australian Capital Territory with innovative mechatronics prototyping solutions. Our team of experienced engineers thrives on tackling complex engineering challenges and translating innovative ideas into tangible products. We have a proven track record of delivering successful projects for clients in diverse industries.
Our mechatronics prototyping process starts with a deep understanding of your needs and goals. We collaborate closely with you to capture requirements, refine design decisions, and iterate rapidly through prototyping stages. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates efficient hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.
We understand the importance of seamless integration and testing throughout the process. Our engineers meticulously plan integration strategies, ensuring seamless transitions from prototype to production. We also prioritize comprehensive testing, incorporating both functional and environmental considerations. This meticulous approach ensures your product is production-ready and meets your expectations.
Remote collaboration is an integral part of our approach. We leverage advanced digital tools to share design files, progress updates, and collaborate seamlessly with clients across regional and metropolitan areas. This ensures transparency, accountability, and efficient project execution.
Whether you need to validate the feasibility of an idea, refine a prototype, or prepare for production, COLETEK is your trusted partner in mechatronics prototyping. Our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and exceptional results has earned us recognition for product innovation and industry leadership.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
Delivered excellence on time, great work and great team, thanks!
We've worked with Luke and the team on and off for the past two years. We've found them very accessible and extremely thorough in their dealings. Their documentation is second to none and we’d have no hesitation recommending them on this basis alone.
COLETEK have been absolutely fantastic in their support and manufacture of various components for us. Our designs are always bespoke, intricate and low volume and it’s great to have an Australian company like COLETEK as a trusted and quality manufacturer for our spacecraft mechanical components and assemblies – which have been flight proven through successful mission operations. Keep up the great work!
Skykraft is a Canberra based company designing and developing spacecraft for the delivery of global space-based services. Luke and the team have been very responsive with quotes and delivery of machined parts for our company. Looking forward to working with COLETEK on our space programmes.
We had the opportunity to work with Coletek on the re-work of some complex SMD PCB assemblies during 2019. The work was carried out to a very high standard and we were extremely pleased with the outcome. We would not hesitate to recommend COLETEK for any type of complex technology work requiring high accuracy and professionalism.