- Published: Friday, 15 March 2013
People don't think about you. They're too busy worrying about how you think about them.
People don't think about you. They're too busy worrying about how you think about them.
Forbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.
I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.
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