Mechatronics Prototyping for Benalla

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 Benalla, Shepparton Central North, Victoria, Australia, to innovate and bring groundbreaking products and solutions to market. Our Mechatronics Prototyping service helps you refine your ideas, validate assumptions, and achieve product-readiness with speed and efficiency.

Our experienced engineers collaborate with you to capture requirements, identify potential trade-offs, and develop a comprehensive prototyping roadmap. We seamlessly navigate through design reviews, testing, and iteration cycles to refine your product and ensure it meets your expectations.

We understand the unique challenges of remote collaboration and have established robust processes to ensure seamless communication and transparency throughout the process. Our team has successfully supported clients across regional and metropolitan areas, collaborating on projects of varying sizes and complexities.

Whether you need to validate the feasibility of a concept, develop a proof-of-concept, or refine a prototype for production, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We have delivered over 150 R&D and new product development projects for clients across industries, leveraging our expertise in robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development.

Our commitment to innovation is recognized through multiple Good Design Awards for product innovation. Our founder and principal engineer, Luke Cole, has extensive experience, holding both a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics and a Bachelor of Information Technology in Software Development. He has also contributed to notable research projects alongside leading institutions like ANU, CSIRO, and NICTA/Data61.