AI & Machine Learning Services for Blackheath 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 Blackheath 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 Blackheath 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 Blackheath 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 a locally tailored innovation hub, Blackheath, Victoria, Australia is an exciting place to build a business, with a growing community of entrepreneurs and inventors shaping the future of industries from healthcare to manufacturing. COLETEK is proud to be a part of this ecosystem, serving businesses across Blackheath, Victoria, Australia, and throughout Australia.

We believe that by combining our expertise in engineering and product development, we can help regional companies like yours overcome challenges and capitalize on opportunities. With over two decades of experience working with clients across various sectors, COLETEK has established a reputation for delivering reliable, innovative solutions that drive real business value.

Our story began in 2001 when our founders recognized the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in bringing new products and services to market. Since then, we've grown into a national engineering and product development company, with a presence based in Blackheath, Victoria, Australia, and operating throughout the regions.

We take pride in understanding the unique needs of local businesses, from startups to established companies, and work closely with them to develop tailored solutions that meet their specific goals. Our team of expert engineers and developers are passionate about what they do, with a deep understanding of the latest technologies and trends across various industries.

Whether you're looking to develop new products, optimize existing ones, or enhance your operational efficiency, we're committed to providing the expertise, guidance, and support needed to help you succeed. By leveraging our capabilities in engineering and product development, we believe that together, we can build something remarkable for Blackheath, Victoria, Australia, and beyond.