Mechatronics Prototyping for Sandringham

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 Sandringham, Greater Melbourne & Mornington Peninsula & Geelong to transform innovative ideas into reality through comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experienced engineers and product developers collaborate with you to navigate every step of the process, from initial concept refinement through design reviews, prototyping, testing, and production-readiness planning.

Our expertise spans the entire mechatronics spectrum, encompassing requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and rigorous testing and iteration. We understand the unique challenges of regional collaboration and seamlessly support clients across metropolitan and rural areas.

Whether you require proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, or technical feasibility assessments, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We have successfully delivered 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.

Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics and a Bachelor of Information Technology in Software Development from ANU. He has extensive experience collaborating on projects associated with leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE.

Let us join you on your journey to bring your mechatronics innovations to life. Contact COLETEK today and discover the power of collaborative prototyping for your business in Sandringham & surrounds.