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
Trusted Engineering Partner for Businesses in Stirling, Victoria, Australia
COLETEK is proud to serve as a trusted engineering partner for businesses throughout Stirling, Victoria, Australia and across the nation. Our multidisciplinary team of engineers and product developers has honed expertise over 20 years since our establishment in 2001.
We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in this iconic region – from agricultural innovation to defense technology advancements – and we take pride in supporting these organizations as they strive for excellence.
As a multidisciplinary Australian engineering and product development company, we're uniquely equipped to tackle diverse projects that require collaborative problem-solving skills. Our national reputation is built on reliability, creativity, and the ability to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
We're committed to supporting businesses in Stirling, Victoria, Australia as they drive growth, improve efficiency, and expand their market presence. By drawing on our extensive experience and expertise, your organization can tap into a world-class engineering capability tailored to local circumstances.
Whether you're seeking guidance on developing new products or optimizing existing ones, we're here to help you navigate the complexities of product development and engineering. Our team is dedicated to empowering businesses in this region with innovative solutions that meet local needs.
We invite you to explore our comprehensive portfolio, which features various case studies demonstrating our capabilities, from defense and aerospace to agriculture and beyond. Together, let's build something remarkable – a future shaped by ingenuity, collaboration, and shared success.
