Mechatronics Prototyping for Crowlands

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 Crowlands and the Grampians region to innovate and bring groundbreaking products to market. Our Mechatronics Prototyping service helps you transform innovative ideas into tangible prototypes, accelerating your journey from concept to production.

Our experienced engineers collaborate closely with you to capture and refine your requirements, ensuring we understand your vision precisely. We then delve into requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, and integration planning, ensuring a seamless transition from design decisions to prototyping.

We leverage our state-of-the-art prototyping lab to rapidly iterate on your design, refining functionality and aesthetics with each iteration. Our comprehensive testing and validation processes ensure your prototype meets all technical specifications. We also provide production-readiness planning and handover support to seamlessly transition your innovation into full-scale production.

Whether you require remote collaboration or periodic design reviews, our Australia-wide support network is at your disposal. We have successfully collaborated with clients across regional and metropolitan areas, delivering impactful results regardless of location.

Partner with COLETEK and harness the power of Mechatronics Prototyping to bring your groundbreaking products to market faster and more efficiently. Let’s build something remarkable together.