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.
Why are people so critical when young people start non-profits? Time and time again, I hear people say, "there are enough non-profits out there....
I received my USA visa to do speeches in the USA several months ago. I’m very excited about spreading my messages and telling my stories all over...
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...
Robogals Asia Pacific SINE Perth 2014. 120 participants from Australia, Philippines, Japan, New Zealand and China. Our biggest SINE to date! SINE...
I spent the last few days of February in Washington DC attending the Nexus Global Summit as a Nexus Impact Accelerator Fellow. NEXUS is a global...
All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. Blaise Pascal One of my favourite things to do is to sit there and...
On 13 May, I was named the InStyle/ AUDI Style Scholarship recipient. Here’s my spread in InStyle magazine. Thank you to AUDI and InStyle magazine...
After months of careful, hard work by the team, we have launched a new Aubot website! Have a look at our new website here! In addition to that -...
In the first three months, Robogals Melbourne was formed (July ~ September 2008). In the next three, I got to know London and Europe (October 2008 ~...
Growing up, I read stories about technology being created in San Francisco. So I was truly honoured when I was named an inaugural Asia Society...
