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).
We have a combined 50 years of extensive experience with Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV's). Including cars, tractors, quadbikes and other custom ground-based vehicles.
COLETEK's team all has a background in vehicle automation,
which have built a wide range of skills and technologies such as:
- Autonomous Mobile Robots
- Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
- Path Planning, Goal Recognition
- Collision Avoidance
- Pattern Recognition
- Object Recognition
- Object Tracking
- Genetic Algorithms
- Neural Networks
- Evolutionary Robotics
- Probabilistic Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Optical Flow, Point Clouds
- Stereo Active Vision, Panoramic Cameras, Fisheye Lens/Camera, Log-polar Camera, Time of Flight Cameras, Camera Array
- 3D Reconstruction
- Manipulator, Biped and/or Quadped locomotion
- Sensor Fusion: GPS, LIDAR, IR, Ultrasonic, Vision
- PID Controllers, Cascade Control Loops, Fuzzy Logic
- Bayesian Filters, Particle Filters, Kalman Filters, Monte Carlo Methods
These technologies can be used for various applications such as:
- Production Line Object Recognition
- Production Line Automation
- Licence Plate Recognition
- Asset Tracking
- Kid Tracking
- Pedestrian Tracking
- Face Recognition
- Load Haul Dump Automation
- Agriculture Automation
- Robot Lawn Mower
- Forklift Automation
- Floor Cleaning Robot
- Home Land Security Robots
Some of our Robotics Development Experience
At COLETEK, we're proud to have established ourselves as a multidisciplinary Australian engineering and product development company since 2001. Over the years, our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and capability has earned us a trusted national reputation. We're delighted to offer this expertise to businesses in Turondale, New South Wales, Australia, and throughout Australia.
As a respected engineering partner, we understand the unique challenges faced by local businesses in Turondale, New South Wales, Australia. Our team of experts is dedicated to working closely with clients to develop tailored solutions that meet their specific needs. With a deep understanding of the regional context, we can help organizations overcome obstacles and seize opportunities for growth.
Our engineering expertise encompasses a broad range of disciplines, allowing us to respond effectively to the diverse needs of businesses in Turondale, New South Wales, Australia. From conceptual design to prototyping, testing, and deployment, we're equipped to handle projects that require creative problem-solving, meticulous planning, and rigorous execution.
At COLETEK, reliability is paramount. We believe that by fostering strong relationships with our clients and partners, we can achieve lasting success together. This approach has earned us a reputation for dependability and responsiveness in the Turondale, New South Wales, Australia area and nationwide.
As the region's businesses continue to evolve and diversify, COLETEK is committed to playing an active role in their growth and development. We're proud to be part of the fabric of the local community and look forward to collaborating with innovative organizations in Turondale, New South Wales, Australia, to bring new ideas and solutions to life.
If you're a business in or around Turondale, New South Wales, Australia seeking a trusted partner for your engineering needs, we invite you to get in touch. Let's work together to build something remarkable that drives success for your organization.