Mechatronics Prototyping for Marysville

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 Marysville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our experienced team has successfully supported over 150 R&D and new product development projects across hardware and software, leveraging our in-house prototyping lab for rapid iteration and refinement.

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 functional design to production-readiness planning. We leverage our expertise in requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, testing, and iteration to deliver prototypes that meet and exceed expectations.

We understand the importance of remote collaboration and seamless support across regional and metropolitan clients. Our Australia-wide network of engineers enables us to provide periodic design reviews, support logistics across distances, and ensure seamless handover of your project at every stage.

Whether you need to validate the feasibility of an idea through a proof-of-concept or refine an existing prototype, COLETEK is your trusted partner. Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics and a Bachelor of Information Technology in Software Development, bringing over 25 years of hands-on experience to every project.

Contact us today to discuss your mechatronics prototyping needs and discover how COLETEK can help you bring your innovative ideas to life.