Mechatronics Prototyping for Gormandale

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 Gormandale, Lakes Wilderness, Victoria, Australia, to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers thrives on tackling complex challenges and transforming ideas into tangible realities.

Our Mechatronics Prototyping service starts with a thorough understanding of your project goals and technical requirements. We collaborate closely with you to capture every nuance of your vision and translate it into a tangible design. Our iterative approach involves regular design reviews, prototyping, and testing to refine your product until it meets your expectations.

We seamlessly integrate advanced technologies such as robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development expertise to deliver exceptional results. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.

Whether you require a proof-of-concept, prototype refinement, design review, or production-readiness planning, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We support clients across regional and metropolitan areas through remote collaboration and periodic design reviews.

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 hands-on experience, Luke has contributed to notable projects associated with ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE.