Mechatronics Prototyping for Nilma

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 Nilma, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers specializes in transforming ideas into tangible prototypes, iteratively refining them to achieve production readiness.

We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in the region. Our remote collaboration infrastructure and Australia-wide support enable us to seamlessly work with clients across regional and metropolitan areas. We seamlessly navigate logistics and deployment challenges, ensuring seamless integration of your prototypes into your deployment environment.

Our comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services include requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, testing, and production-readiness planning. We meticulously document each step of the process, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.

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 experience, Luke has collaborated on projects associated with leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE.

Let us join you on your journey to transform innovative ideas into reality. Contact COLETEK today to discuss your mechatronics prototyping needs and explore how we can empower your business in Nilma, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, to achieve remarkable results.