COLETEK offers custom robotics prototyping and mechatronic system development — combining mechanical engineering, embedded systems, control software, and AI into working real-world robots. From autonomous vehicles to smart tools and robotic assistants, we deliver edge-to-cloud solutions tailored to your goals in Braddon.
Our CTO, Luke Cole, previously worked for Hemisphere GPS (originally BEELINE), implementing auto-guidance for quadbikes and tractors used globally. He also contributed to early autonomous mobile robotics and self-driving vehicles at CSIRO, NICTA, Seeing Machines, and ANU Robotics Systems Lab.
His early work on custom robotics platforms led to thousands of lines of original control and computer vision code — long before frameworks like ROS or OpenCV were mainstream. His brother, Lance Cole, contributed to high-end military robotic systems including CROWS.
With over 50 combined years of hands-on robotics experience across marine, ground, and aerial platforms — we are uniquely positioned to help develop, test, and iterate real-world robotic solutions.
Contact COLETEK today to bring your robot to life.
At COLETEK, we empower businesses in Inner South, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, to harness the transformative power of robotics through comprehensive prototyping services. Our team of experts will collaborate with you to refine your ideas, iterate rapidly, and bring your innovative products and processes to life.
Our robotics prototyping process starts with meticulous early discovery and requirements gathering. We delve deep into your business objectives, technical challenges, and market opportunities to establish a solid foundation for success. We then collaborate with you to refine your concept and make informed design decisions.
We seamlessly transition into prototyping, utilizing advanced technologies and tools to bring your vision to reality. Our iterative approach allows for continuous refinement and testing, ensuring that your prototypes meet and exceed expectations. We seamlessly integrate your prototypes with firmware, software, mechanics, or manufacturing processes as required.
Upon completion of the prototyping phase, we can assist with production-readiness, handover, and ongoing engineering support. Our team can guide you through the entire process, ensuring a smooth transition from concept to market. We also offer remote collaboration and Australia-wide support, tailoring our services to your unique needs and location.
Our expertise spans diverse industries and applications, including advanced manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and automation. We have successfully collaborated with clients on projects involving complex robotic systems, advanced sensor technologies, and innovative human-robot interaction interfaces.
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.
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!
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!