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).
COLETEK's team all has a background in computer vision and machine vision, which have built a wide range of skills and technologies such as:
These technologies can be used for various applications such as:
At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Inner South, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, to harness the power of computer vision and AI systems. Our team of experts has extensive experience in deploying these technologies across industries, from agriculture to manufacturing and surveillance. We understand the unique challenges faced by businesses in this region and can tailor our solutions to meet your specific needs.
Our services encompass every step of the process, from discovery and design decisions to prototyping, iteration, integration, testing, and production-readiness. We collaborate remotely with clients, leveraging Australia-wide support to ensure seamless project execution. Our comprehensive approach ensures that you achieve tangible results and optimize your business processes.
We have successfully delivered over 150 R&D and product development projects across hardware and software, collaborating with leading organizations like ANU, CSIRO, NICTA/Data61, Seeing Machines, and Hemisphere GPS / BEELINE. Our founder, Luke Cole, brings 25+ years of hands-on experience to the team, spanning robotics, electronics, embedded systems, AI, and product development.
Whether you need camera-based inspection systems, object detection algorithms, or AI-assisted monitoring solutions, COLETEK has the expertise to deliver. We seamlessly integrate these technologies with hardware, software, and AI workflows to create comprehensive and impactful solutions for your business.
We understand the importance of practical considerations when deploying computer vision and AI systems in real-world environments. Factors such as lighting, environment, and deployment logistics are carefully addressed to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance. Our team is dedicated to delivering solutions that seamlessly adapt to your industry and deployment requirements.
COLETEK have been absolutely fantastic in their support and manufacture of various components for us. Our designs are always bespoke, intricate and low volume and it’s great to have an Australian company like COLETEK as a trusted and quality manufacturer for our spacecraft mechanical components and assemblies – which have been flight proven through successful mission operations. Keep up the great work!
We've worked with Luke and the team on and off for the past two years. We've found them very accessible and extremely thorough in their dealings. Their documentation is second to none and we’d have no hesitation recommending them on this basis alone.
Skykraft is a Canberra based company designing and developing spacecraft for the delivery of global space-based services. Luke and the team have been very responsive with quotes and delivery of machined parts for our company. Looking forward to working with COLETEK on our space programmes.
Delivered excellence on time, great work and great team, thanks!