AI & Machine Learning Services for Barfold Experts – Practical, Applied AI

At COLETEK, we bring decades of hands-on experience delivering real-world artificial intelligence and computer vision systems. Whether you're located for Barfold or anywhere globally, our AI solutions are designed for embedded, edge, and industrial deployment.

Our CTO, Luke Cole, began engineering AI and robotics as a teenager in 1998. He worked at leading institutes such as CSIRO, NICTA (now Data61), Seeing Machines, and ANU Robotics System Lab, contributing to early self-driving cars, custom AI libraries, and mobile robot autonomy before ROS and OpenCV were even invented.

Luke also worked at Hemisphere GPS (formerly BEELINE, now AgJunction) as a Robotics Engineer, implementing GPS-guided autonomous systems used by hundreds of agricultural vehicles worldwide.

Meanwhile, Lance Cole has worked in advanced military-grade embedded systems, including on the US military's CROWS program at EOS. He brings deep experience in electronics and embedded hardware for AI.

Our team specialises in applied (narrow) AI, particularly in embedded vision, robotics, and real-time decision-making. We’ve built AI systems using:

• Neural Networks (Perceptron, Sigmoid, ReLU, CNNs, RNNs, Transformers)
• Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and Reinforcement Learning
• Backpropagation, Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)
• Image Processing: HAAR, HOG, LBP, PCA, CLAHE, Hough, Template Matching
• Object Detection: YOLOv10, EfficientDet, Faster R-CNN, Mask R-CNN
• Frameworks: TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Caffe, ONNX

We’ve deployed AI models on cost-effective platforms like the Raspberry Pi, and optimized high-performance systems using NVIDIA Jetson (Nano, Xavier, TX1) and NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs. Our team understands both the constraints of edge devices and the throughput of datacenter-grade accelerators.

Applications of our AI & Machine Learning Services for Barfold services include:

• Smart agriculture & plant recognition (99%+ accuracy on edge)
• Autonomous vehicle vision & embedded localisation
• Industrial automation & object detection
• AI-powered road signs & hazard detection
• Wildlife monitoring & pest targeting with gimbal vision
• Face, voice, and optical character recognition (OCR)
• Natural language interfaces (Open WebUI + open-source LLMs)

• Edge-first philosophy: We specialise in systems that work offline, on-site, and in real time.
• Custom hardware integration: Cameras, sensors, motors, GPUs, embedded Linux.
• Transparent, ethical AI: Locally hosted, explainable, privacy-conscious.
• Decades of real deployment: From paddocks to highways to defense environments.

If you're based in for Barfold or anywhere globally and need help with robotics, machine vision, or embedded AI, we’d love to hear from you. We speak your language, whether it’s TensorFlow code, NVIDIA CUDA pipelines, or low-level embedded C on ARM systems.

Contact COLETEK today to see how our AI expertise can power your next product or platform.

As the hub of Victoria's Macedon Ranges, Barfold is a thriving community that's home to many innovative businesses looking to take their products and services to the next level. For over two decades, COLETEK has been proud to serve as a trusted partner for these entrepreneurs, helping them turn their ideas into reality through our multidisciplinary engineering and product development expertise. With our national reputation built on reliability, collaboration, and capability, we're uniquely positioned to support businesses across Barfold, Victoria, Australia – from local start-ups to established players in the region. Our team of experienced engineers and innovators has a deep understanding of the unique challenges facing industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and technology. As a multidisciplinary Australian engineering and product development company established in 2001, we've developed a comprehensive suite of skills that enable us to tackle complex projects across various sectors. By combining our strengths in mechanical, electrical, software, and electronic engineering, we offer businesses in Barfold the ability to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and expand their market presence. Our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction has earned us a reputation as one of Australia's most reliable and capable product development companies. Whether you're looking to design and develop a new product, optimize your existing operations, or tap into the latest technological trends, COLETEK is here to help – operating throughout Barfold, Victoria, Australia, and delivering results that exceed our clients' expectations. In today's fast-paced business environment, it's more important than ever to partner with an organization that can respond quickly to changing circumstances while delivering innovative solutions that meet your unique needs. At COletek, we believe that by working together, we can build something truly remarkable – a testament to the power of collaboration and the potential of Barfold's innovative businesses.