Mechatronics Prototyping for Granite Rock

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 Granite Rock, Lakes Wilderness, 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.

Our mechatronics prototyping process starts with a deep understanding of your requirements. We collaborate closely with you to capture and refine your vision, considering every aspect from feasibility analysis to design reviews and testing. Our iterative approach allows for continuous refinement and optimization of your prototypes, ensuring they meet your expectations.

We leverage advanced technologies and maintain an in-house prototyping lab equipped for rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement. This enables us to deliver tangible results quickly and efficiently. Our engineers have extensive experience in various technical areas, including requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and testing and iteration.

Whether you need support with proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, or production-readiness planning, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We understand the unique challenges of working across regional and metropolitan areas and are adept at facilitating seamless remote collaboration.

Our commitment to innovation has earned us recognition from esteemed organizations like the Good Design Awards. Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, has contributed to notable projects alongside leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, and NICTA/Data61.