Mechatronics Prototyping for Lake Bolac

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 Lake Bolac, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, to innovate and bring groundbreaking products to market through our comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully collaborated with clients across industries to refine concepts, validate assumptions, and achieve production readiness.

Our mechatronics prototyping process starts with a thorough understanding of your project goals and technical requirements. We collaborate closely with you to capture requirements, identify potential trade-offs, and develop an iterative prototyping plan. Our in-house prototyping lab enables rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.

We understand the importance of remote collaboration and seamless communication during the prototyping process. Our team is adept at working across regional and metropolitan clients, conducting periodic design reviews and leveraging digital tools for effective collaboration. This ensures transparency, accountability, and timely progress throughout the engagement.

Our expertise spans various technical areas, including requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and testing and iteration. We can support you with activities such as proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, technical feasibility assessments, and production-readiness planning.

COLETEK has a proven track record of delivering successful mechatronics prototyping projects for clients across industries. Our commitment to innovation and collaborative approach has earned us recognition and awards for product innovation.