Mechatronics Prototyping for Everton

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 Everton, North Eastern, Victoria, Australia, to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers thrives on tackling complex challenges and transforming ideas into tangible realities.

We understand the unique needs of businesses in the region, having collaborated with clients on projects spanning diverse industries. From agricultural technology to medical devices, our expertise spans the entire mechatronics spectrum. We seamlessly navigate from requirements capture through design decisions, prototyping, iteration, testing, production-readiness planning, and handover.

Our agile approach and remote collaboration capabilities enable us to support clients across regional and metropolitan areas. We prioritize clear communication and periodic design reviews to ensure alignment and deliver exceptional results.

With over 150 successful R&D and new product development projects under our belt, we have honed our skills in requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and testing and iteration. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.

Let us join forces to transform your mechatronics vision into reality. Contact COLETEK today and discover the power of collaborative innovation.