Mechatronics Prototyping for Springvale South

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 Springvale South, Melbourne to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers specializes in rapid prototyping, design refinement, and technical feasibility assessments across a wide range of industries.

Our collaborative approach involves working closely with clients from concept development through discovery, design decisions, and prototyping stages. We seamlessly integrate testing and iteration into the process, ensuring your product is production-ready with comprehensive handover documentation.

Whether you require a proof-of-concept for a new product idea or need to refine an existing prototype, our engineers can assist with requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and testing. We also offer periodic design reviews and support across regional and metropolitan clients through remote collaboration tools.

COLETEK maintains an in-house prototyping lab equipped for rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement. 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 over 25 years of hands-on experience across robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development.

With a proven track record of delivering more than 150 R&D and new product development projects, COLETEK is your trusted partner for mechatronics prototyping in Springvale South, Melbourne. Contact us today to discuss your project and explore how we can help you achieve remarkable results.