Mechatronics Prototyping for Katamatite

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 Katamatite, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria, Australia to bring innovative mechatronics products and solutions to life. Our team of experienced engineers has successfully supported over 150 R&D and new product development projects across hardware and software.

We understand the unique challenges and opportunities of the region. Our approach emphasizes close collaboration, leveraging both remote and on-site review to ensure seamless progress. We seamlessly navigate logistics across regional and metropolitan areas, tailoring our deployment environment to your specific industry needs.

From requirements capture to production-readiness planning, we guide you through every step of the process. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement. 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, bringing extensive expertise to your project.

Whether you require proof-of-concept work, prototype refinement, design reviews, or technical feasibility assessments, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We seamlessly integrate planning, testing, and production-readiness into our process, ensuring a seamless handover to your team.

Let's join forces and build something remarkable together. Contact us today to discuss your mechatronics prototyping needs in Katamatite, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria, Australia.