COLETEK offers custom robotics prototyping and mechatronic system development — combining mechanical engineering, embedded systems, control software, and AI into working real-world robots. From autonomous vehicles to smart tools and robotic assistants, we deliver edge-to-cloud solutions tailored to your goals in Canberra.
Our CTO, Luke Cole, previously worked for Hemisphere GPS (originally BEELINE), implementing auto-guidance for quadbikes and tractors used globally. He also contributed to early autonomous mobile robotics and self-driving vehicles at CSIRO, NICTA, Seeing Machines, and ANU Robotics Systems Lab.
His early work on custom robotics platforms led to thousands of lines of original control and computer vision code — long before frameworks like ROS or OpenCV were mainstream. His brother, Lance Cole, contributed to high-end military robotic systems including CROWS.
With over 50 combined years of hands-on robotics experience across marine, ground, and aerial platforms — we are uniquely positioned to help develop, test, and iterate real-world robotic solutions.
Contact COLETEK today to bring your robot to life.
COLETEK empowers businesses in Canberra, Inner South, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, to accelerate innovation through comprehensive robotics and mechatronics prototyping services. Our team of experts will collaborate with you to refine your ideas, capture requirements, and develop innovative solutions across diverse industries.
We offer a tailored approach to prototyping, encompassing everything from proof-of-concept work and design reviews to prototype refinement and production-readiness planning. Our in-house prototyping lab facilitates rapid hardware and software development, testing, and refinement.
Collaboration is at the heart of our process. We seamlessly integrate remote collaboration tools and periodic design reviews to ensure seamless interaction across regional and metropolitan clients. Our extensive experience across robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development enables us to deliver tailored solutions that meet your specific needs.
Whether you require assistance with requirements capture, engineering trade-offs, integration planning, or testing and iteration, COLETEK is your trusted partner. We are an Australian product development company established in 2001, driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.
Let's embark on your robotics and mechatronics journey together. Contact us today to discuss your project and discover how COLETEK can empower you to achieve remarkable results.
This is a sample of public feedback from a broader range of client work.
Delivered excellence on time, great work and great team, thanks!
Skykraft is a Canberra based company designing and developing spacecraft for the delivery of global space-based services. Luke and the team have been very responsive with quotes and delivery of machined parts for our company. Looking forward to working with COLETEK on our space programmes.
We've worked with Luke and the team on and off for the past two years. We've found them very accessible and extremely thorough in their dealings. Their documentation is second to none and we’d have no hesitation recommending them on this basis alone.
COLETEK have been absolutely fantastic in their support and manufacture of various components for us. Our designs are always bespoke, intricate and low volume and it’s great to have an Australian company like COLETEK as a trusted and quality manufacturer for our spacecraft mechanical components and assemblies – which have been flight proven through successful mission operations. Keep up the great work!