Mechatronics Prototyping for Apollo Bay

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 Apollo Bay and the Great Ocean Road region to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers specializes in rapid prototyping, design refinement, and technical feasibility assessments across a wide range of industries.

Our collaborative approach involves working closely with clients from concept development through discovery, design decisions, and prototyping stages. We seamlessly integrate testing and iteration into the process, ensuring your product is production-ready and meets your expectations. We also offer periodic design reviews and remote collaboration options for clients across regional and metropolitan areas.

Our extensive experience encompasses various project types, including proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, and production-readiness planning. We have successfully delivered over 150 R&D and new product development projects for clients across hardware and software.

COLETEK maintains an in-house prototyping lab equipped with advanced tools and technologies to support 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. He has also contributed to notable research projects in collaboration with leading institutions like CSIRO and NICTA/Data61.

Let us help you transform your innovative ideas into tangible solutions. Contact COLETEK today and let's embark on your mechatronics prototyping journey together.