Mechatronics Prototyping for Ringwood East

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 Ringwood East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to innovate and bring groundbreaking mechatronics products to life. Our team of experienced engineers thrives on tackling complex challenges and transforming ideas into tangible solutions.

Our Mechatronics Prototyping service involves a collaborative process that starts with thorough requirements capture and engineering trade-offs. We then refine your concept through iterative design reviews and testing, ensuring optimal functionality and performance. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.

We understand the importance of seamless integration and deployment. Our expertise encompasses planning, testing, and handover to production-readiness. We can also facilitate remote collaboration across regional and metropolitan clients, ensuring seamless communication and progress throughout the process.

Our proven track record includes over 150 successful R&D and new product development projects across hardware and software. We have received recognition for our innovative products and have contributed to industry-leading initiatives.

Whether you need to validate the feasibility of an idea, refine a prototype, or achieve production-readiness, COLETEK is your trusted partner in Mechatronics Prototyping. Let's join forces and build something remarkable together.