Mechatronics Prototyping for Woodend North

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 Woodend North, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, to bring innovative products and solutions to life through comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully supported numerous projects across industries, from robotics and automation to medical devices and consumer electronics.

Our mechatronics prototyping process starts with a thorough understanding of your requirements and goals. We collaborate closely with you to capture detailed requirements, identify potential trade-offs, and plan an iterative design and development process. 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 phase. Our team is adept at working across regional and metropolitan clients, utilizing advanced digital tools and collaborative platforms to ensure seamless interaction and progress updates.

Our expertise extends beyond prototyping. We can assist with production-readiness planning, ensuring your product is seamlessly transitioned from the prototype stage to full-scale manufacturing. We also offer comprehensive handover documentation and training to empower your team for ongoing success.

COLETEK has a proven track record of delivering successful mechatronics prototyping projects for clients across industries. Our commitment to innovation and attention to detail have earned us recognition from industry leaders and design awards.