I used to think that someone with my character, with my determination, my ambition and my IQ would mean that I would be successful in life because people would realise that those things were special about me and give me opportunities in life.
That's not how the world works though.
Everyone has characteristics that could make them successful in life and that could make them special.
The ones that get the opportunities though, are the ones that seek them out.
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.
No one knows what will happen in the future. Just do your best at what you're doing now. Then consider your options at the end of this project....
I've been named the ambassador for a Victorian Government education initiative called Tech Schools! Tech Schools are shared learning centres...
We spoke about our succession plans today. We did a great activity: if I were to leave Robogals on November 6, one month from now, what would I...
Our brain control Teleport got some great press! It was covered by the Brisbane Times, New Atlas, Mashable, BBC and NowThis. Brisbane Times: Robot...
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!...
I was invited to Darwin for National Science Week on 19 August where I ran a robotics workshop for the kids. The next day, I gave a speech to 400...
Robogals Asia Pacific SINE Perth 2014. 120 participants from Australia, Philippines, Japan, New Zealand and China. Our biggest SINE to date! SINE...
I was awarded the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Diversity Award for my work with Robogals. It was sponsored by Airbus. Here is a photo of...
One day, as if overnight, all the airport check-in people and desks disappeared. In their place appeared computerised self-tagging stations. Across the...
Walking down the aisle on an international flight, everyone is watching something different. Whether it's the most popular television drama,...
