Mechatronics Prototyping for Fernbank

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 Fernbank, Lakes & Wilderness, Victoria, Australia, to innovate and bring groundbreaking products and solutions to market. Our Mechatronics Prototyping service helps you transform innovative ideas into tangible prototypes, validating their functionality and market potential before full production.

Our experienced engineers collaborate with you to capture and refine your requirements, ensuring we understand your vision and technical needs. We then delve into requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, and integration planning to establish a clear roadmap for successful prototyping.

We leverage our state-of-the-art prototyping lab to rapidly iterate on your design, refining functionality and addressing any technical challenges. Our iterative approach involves regular design reviews, ensuring alignment with your expectations and ongoing optimization.

Once your prototype is production-ready, we can seamlessly transition it to your manufacturing team. Our handover process includes comprehensive documentation and training, empowering your team to confidently continue development.

With a proven track record of over 150 successful projects, COLETEK has established itself as a trusted partner for mechatronics prototyping across industries. Our commitment to collaborative, Australia-wide support ensures you receive the highest quality service from start to finish.