Officeworks got in touch to film this short content editorial piece.
They filmed a Robogals workshop in Melbourne, our Jevaroo robot in action and an interview with me.
The aesthetics of this 2-minute piece turned out really nicely!
They also did a Q&A with me about my motivations and journey from my childhood in Cairns and how I progressed from there! You can access the Q&A here.
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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