Mechatronics Prototyping for Sailors Hill

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 Sailors Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, to bring innovative products and technologies to life through expert mechatronics prototyping. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully supported numerous projects across industries, from robotics and automation to medical devices and consumer electronics.

We understand the unique challenges and opportunities associated with mechatronics development in regional areas. Our flexible approach and remote collaboration capabilities enable us to seamlessly work with clients across vast distances. We prioritize regular design reviews and periodic updates to ensure alignment and progress.

Our comprehensive services encompass every stage of the product development lifecycle, from requirements capture and engineering trade-offs to prototyping, iteration, testing, and production-readiness planning. We leverage our in-house prototyping lab to accelerate hardware and software development, ensuring rapid refinement and validation of your ideas.

Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics and a Bachelor of Information Technology in Software Development from ANU. With over 25 years of hands-on experience, Luke has contributed to numerous projects associated with leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, and NICTA/Data61.

Let us join you on your journey to bring your mechatronics innovations to life. Contact COLETEK today to schedule a consultation and discuss your project needs in more detail.