Mechatronics Prototyping for Whitfield

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 Whitfield, North Eastern, Victoria, Australia, 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 challenges faced by businesses in remote locations like Whitfield. That's why we offer seamless collaboration options, including periodic design reviews and comprehensive support across regional and metropolitan clients. Our in-house prototyping lab enables us to iterate rapidly and deliver tangible results.

From requirements capture to production-readiness planning, we guide you through every step of the process. Our expertise encompasses requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, testing, and iterative refinement to ensure your product meets 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 hands-on experience, Luke has collaborated on projects associated with leading organizations like ANU, CSIRO, and NICTA/Data61.

Let us help you transform your mechatronics ideas into reality. Contact COLETEK today and let's discuss how we can collaborate to build something remarkable together.