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 operate throughout Australia, including the diverse region of Bukalong, New South Wales. As a multidisciplinary engineering and product development company established in 2001, our team has been serving businesses across Bukalong, New South Wales, Australia for nearly two decades.
Our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and reliability has earned us a trusted national reputation as a capability-rich partner for local business owners and technical decision-makers. By leveraging our expertise in engineering and product development, we empower companies across various sectors to overcome design, manufacturing, and operational challenges.
Based in Bukalong, New South Wales, Australia, COLETEK takes pride in fostering strong, long-term relationships with businesses and organizations within the region. Our deep understanding of local needs, trends, and regulations enables us to provide tailored solutions that address the unique requirements of companies operating in this dynamic environment.
As a reliable and capable partner, we're dedicated to supporting local businesses across Bukalong, New South Wales, Australia, as well as other regions throughout Australia. By combining our technical acumen with your industry expertise, we create innovative products, processes, and solutions that drive growth, improve efficiency, and enhance competitiveness.
At COLETEK, we're driven by a passion for engineering and product development excellence. With our strong foundation in these areas, we're well-positioned to support the diverse range of businesses operating in Bukalong, New South Wales, Australia, from manufacturing and logistics to services and technology.