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:
As the economic heartbeat of northern Victoria, Chiltern is a hub for innovation and growth. At COLETEK, we're proud to be based in this thriving community, serving businesses across Chiltern, Victoria, Australia with our multidisciplinary expertise.
Established in 2001, COLETEK has earned a reputation as a trusted national engineering and product development company. Our team of experts has delivered countless projects that drive results for clients from all corners of Australia – including right here in Chiltern, Victoria, Australia.
We're not just about innovation; we're also passionate about collaboration. We take the time to listen to our clients' unique challenges and work closely with them to develop reliable solutions that overcome even the toughest obstacles. With COLETEK on your side, you can rest assured that your project is in good hands.
That's why businesses in Chiltern, Victoria, Australia count on us for their most critical needs – from concept design to prototyping and testing, we're committed to delivering top-tier outcomes. We've built a reputation for being easy to work with, yet fierce in our pursuit of excellence.
If you're looking for a trusted partner to help take your Chiltern, Victoria, Australia-based business to the next level, look no further than COLETEK. Our door is always open to local entrepreneurs and established companies alike. We'd love the opportunity to show you what we can achieve together.
COLETEK proved to be the perfect choice to help us kick our project off. Their analysis of the problem we presented with them with, and their suggestions for the most efficient and effective way to achieve a solution prevented us wasting time and money heading down the wrong path. I'd recommend COLETEK without any reservations.
COLETEK proved to be the perfect choice to help us kick our project off. Their analysis of the problem we presented with them with, and their suggestions for the most efficient and effective way to achieve a solution prevented us wasting time and money heading down the wrong path. I'd recommend COLETEK without any reservations.