Create Cover Marita Cheng was named one of 2018 Forbes World's Top 50 Women in Tech
 
CES aubot Marita founded robotics company Aubot making robots to help people in their everyday lives, Robogals to encourage girls into engineering, and Aipoly AI sight for the visually impaired
 
Korea speaking Marita has given over 350 speeches in the USA, Australia, the UK, China, France, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, UAE, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, and Malaysia
 
Choose Maths Bus Melbourne Marita was 2012 Young Australian of the Year, and a 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30
 
A video with Marita, robots and maths
 

Ruby Payne-Scott

Published: Monday, 04 June 2018

Ruby Payne-Scott was a pioneer radio physicist.  I was asked to go in and narrate her story for the ABC’s Fierce Girls series.  Listen to it here!

Synopsis by ABC:  In the 1940s when Ruby Payne Scott went to university she was the ONLY girl in her class. Back then, you could count the number of female physicists in the entire country on one hand. Ruby was super smart but she struggled to get a job because blokes thought women belonged at home. Not Ruby — she once used a bent coat hanger, some plugs and a few bits and bobs to tune in to the noises of the galaxy — something nobody had ever done before. It’s no wonder she went on to become one of Australia’s most outstanding physicists.

ABC Fierce Girls

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a top 50 woman in tech globally, and 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals, and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company, Aubot. I also give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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