Spoke in Hong Kong at the the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) on 9 July. The WAGGGS is the largest voluntary organisation dedicated to girls and young women. They consist of ten million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from 145 countries across the world, and their international conference happens every three years. My speech was live-translated into 7 languages simultaneously!
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.
If your teacher comments on your work and tells you it can be better; it’s not you, it’s your work. If the person behind the counter snaps at you...
I did a campaign post for LinkedIn for International Women’s Day about my Covid experience and the women who inspired me through it. Women are...
I used to think I was brilliant. That I was different. That I was special. But then I realised a lot of people feel that way about themselves. And...
Choose Maths is an exciting 5 year, national project designed to empower and encourage Australian students (in particular girls) to pursue...
Go. Do it. Make a wish. Be wild! Be wise! Be audacious! How much does your wish cost? Can you afford it? Then pay and do it. You can’t? Calculate how...
For National Science Week, I spoke at the Super STEM Careers event about my career in STEM.
Appeared in an epic television commercial with my robot arm!
No doesn't mean… I hate you. You suck. Your project is stupid. You're not good enough. You're wasting your time on your project. You should be...
It’s so exciting seeing our robots make a difference in the lives of others. Six-year-old Freyja has a suppressed immune system, so coming into...
You set up a meeting time, ten people email back and say they’re keen, passionate and that they’ll be there. One person shows up. So what’s there to...
