Mechatronics Prototyping for East Geelong

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).

COLETEK empowers businesses in East Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to seamlessly transform innovative ideas into tangible products through our comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experienced engineers and product developers leverage advanced technologies to refine your concepts, validate assumptions, and accelerate your journey from ideation to market readiness.

We collaborate closely with clients every step of the way, from requirements capture and design decisions to prototyping, iteration, testing, and production-readiness planning. Our agile approach and remote collaboration capabilities enable us to support clients across regional and metropolitan areas with ease.

Our expertise spans various technical areas, including requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and testing and iteration. We have successfully completed over 150 R&D and new product development projects for clients across industries, leveraging our in-house prototyping lab for rapid hardware and software development.

Whether you require proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, or technical feasibility assessments, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We are committed to delivering exceptional results and fostering a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and drives business success.

Contact us today to discuss your mechatronics prototyping needs and explore how COLETEK can help you bring your groundbreaking products to life.