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 empowers businesses in Turner, Inner South, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, to seamlessly transform innovative ideas into tangible products through our comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully supported clients across industries in bringing groundbreaking products to life.
We understand the importance of iterative design and testing throughout the prototyping process. Our approach involves close collaboration with clients, leveraging remote collaboration tools and periodic design reviews to ensure alignment and progress. We seamlessly navigate logistical challenges across regional and metropolitan areas to deliver efficient and effective outcomes.
Our services encompass every stage of the product development lifecycle, from requirements capture and engineering trade-offs to integration planning, testing, and production-readiness planning. We leverage our in-house prototyping lab to rapidly refine prototypes, testing their functionality and performance. Our expertise extends beyond hardware and software development to encompass comprehensive product innovation and commercialization strategies.
At COLETEK, we are driven by a passion for engineering excellence and delivering tangible results. Our proven track record of successful mechatronics prototyping projects and satisfied clients speaks for itself. We are committed to providing our clients with exceptional value, fostering strong partnerships, and helping them achieve their product development goals.
Let us join forces and embark on your mechatronics prototyping journey. Contact us today to discuss your project and explore how COLETEK can empower you to bring your innovative ideas to life.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
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.
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'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.
Delivered excellence on time, great work and great team, thanks!