Dianne's Garage

Published: Tuesday, 21 April 2015

This is how I spend the majority of my time:  Hanging out with my mentor Dianne in her awesome workshop.Dianne Garage

Dianne Garage

About Me

Marita ChengForbes 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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