Mechatronics Prototyping for Nunniong

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 Nunniong and the surrounding areas 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.

We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in the North Eastern Victoria region. Our remote collaboration model and Australia-wide support enable us to seamlessly work with clients across regional and metropolitan areas. We prioritize clear communication and periodic design reviews to ensure alignment and progress throughout the entire process.

Our comprehensive mechatronics prototyping services include requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, testing, and production-readiness planning. We leverage our in-house prototyping lab to rapidly iterate on designs, refine prototypes, and ensure they meet your expectations.

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. With over 25 years of experience, Luke has worked on projects associated with leading organizations such as ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE.

COLETEK has successfully delivered more than 150 R&D and new product development projects for clients across hardware and software. Our commitment to innovation has earned us recognition with Good Design Awards for product innovation.