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 Bonython, Tuggeranong, and the surrounding areas to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers and product developers has successfully completed over 150 projects across hardware and software, collaborating with clients across diverse industries.
Our Mechatronics Prototyping service starts with in-depth understanding of your project goals and technical requirements. We then work with you to capture requirements, refine design decisions, and develop prototypes rapidly. Our iterative approach involves regular design reviews, testing, and refinement to ensure your product meets your expectations.
We understand the importance of seamless integration and testing in real-world environments. Our prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement. We can also support production-readiness planning, ensuring a smooth transition from prototype to market.
Whether you need assistance with proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, or technical feasibility assessments, our Mechatronics Prototyping service is tailored to meet your specific needs. We collaborate seamlessly with clients across regional and metropolitan areas, leveraging remote collaboration tools and Australia-wide support to deliver exceptional results.
Let us join you on your journey to bring your innovative mechatronics ideas to life. Contact COLETEK today to schedule a consultation and discuss your project in more detail.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
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!
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.