Luke Cole
Long-standing Roboticist | Award-Winning Product Developer |
Founder | Hardware & Software Senior Engineer | Generalist |
Mission-Driven Leader | Speaker | Seasoned at Lean R&D to Commercialisation
“Robotics is more than engineering — it’s a mirror for life.
The more we understand nature, the better we design machines.
The more we build, the more we uncover about ourselves.” Luke Cole, 2005
📢 2025 Update: From building my first humanoid robot at age 9 (1990) to leading full-stack robotics missions, my journey has always fused curiosity with execution. With our youngest now 10, I’m ready to take on new challenges — available for collaborations, research, and meaningful tech work. 🚀
Professional Background
✔ Young Achiever – Recognised as a 1997 Young Scientist Award Winner by The Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Powerhouse Museum. Placed second to Geordie Williamson (Youngest living Fellow of the Royal Society) in advanced mathematics. Built a bespoke primitive wooden/electronic moving humanoid robot at age 9 (1990), followed by a rover at 12 (1993). Achieved fastest-ranking high-school Army cadet.
✔ 10 years in R&D – Worked across ANU, NICTA, and CSIRO from the age of 17 with the pioneers of robotics and computer vision, contributing to cutting-edge research and development, and principle hardware/workshop engineer.
✔ 10 years in industry – Held key technical roles at Seeing Machines, Location-Aware Technologies, and BEELINE Autosteer. Most notably, developed the first fully autonomous tractor in 2010.
✔ International robotics missions – Led three overseas missions delivering autonomous mobile robots and computer vision solutions under tight deadlines, including collaborations with German car manufacturers.
✔ 10+ years self-made – Founded
COLETEK PTY LTD - a multiple award winning, highly experienced multidisciplinary company specialising in lean product development through rapid prototyping—operating with an expert-driven, lean team to transform ideas from concept to life. Spearheading 150+ R&D/NPD projects across hardware and software. Expertise spans consumer products, industry products, advanced security systems, industrial automation, and proof-of-concepts in mobile robotics, computer vision, and AI/ML.
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lc.homedns.org (2003-2005) - V0.1
lukecole.name (2005-2013) - V1.0 (README!)
lukecole.name (2025+) - V2.0
Business Website
eteckonline.com (2001-2004) - V0.1
coletek.homedns.org (2005-2006) - V1.0
coletek.org (2007-2016) - V2.0
coletek.org (2017+) - V3.0
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