Mechatronics Prototyping for Oakvale

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 Oakvale and beyond to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully supported numerous projects across industries, from robotics and automation to medical devices and precision engineering.

Our Mechatronics Prototyping service starts with in-depth requirements capture and analysis. We collaborate closely with you to understand your vision, technical challenges, and budget constraints. This collaborative approach ensures we tailor our approach to your specific needs and deliver practical, feasible solutions.

We leverage our state-of-the-art prototyping lab to rapidly iterate on your ideas, refining prototypes through design reviews, testing, and feedback loops. Our engineers are skilled in requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, and testing and iteration.

Whether you require a proof-of-concept, prototype refinement, design review, or production-readiness planning, COLETEK has the expertise to guide you through each stage of the process. We also offer remote collaboration and periodic design reviews to ensure seamless communication and progress tracking.

Our commitment to innovation and collaborative partnerships has earned us recognition from industry leaders. We have received multiple Good Design Awards for product innovation and have contributed to industry-wide initiatives like the Robotics Roadmap for Australia.