Mechatronics Prototyping for Pearcedale

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 Pearcedale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to innovate and bring groundbreaking products to market through our comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully collaborated with clients across industries to refine concepts, validate feasibility, and accelerate product development cycles.

Our mechatronics prototyping process starts with a thorough understanding of your project goals and technical requirements. We collaborate closely with you to capture and refine your ideas, considering every aspect from requirements capture to engineering trade-offs, integration planning, testing, and production-readiness. We can also facilitate remote collaboration, making the process seamless regardless of your location.

We have extensive experience in various technical areas relevant to mechatronics prototyping, including requirements capture, design reviews, feasibility assessments, and production-readiness planning. Our in-house prototyping lab enables us to rapidly iterate on your designs, testing prototypes and refining them until they meet your expectations. We believe in open communication and periodic design reviews to ensure we stay aligned throughout the process.

Our commitment to innovation has earned us recognition from industry leaders. We have received multiple Good Design Awards for our product innovation and have contributed to industry-wide initiatives like the Robotics Roadmap for Australia. Luke Cole, our founder and principal engineer, holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics and a Bachelor of Information Technology in Software Development from ANU, bringing extensive experience to every project.

Whether you need to validate the feasibility of a new product idea or accelerate the development of an existing project, COLETEK is your trusted partner in mechatronics prototyping. Contact us today to discuss your specific needs and discover how we can help you achieve remarkable results.