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.
I think that burnout happens when you set a goal, you work really, really hard to achieve the goal, and then the deadline comes and you haven’t...
I think it's important to have one person that says the final 'yes' to all the decisions in a start-up. That one person should be the visionary...
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...
When I became the Young Australian of the Year, I was so excited. I had a glamorous ideal that my life would change completely! It changed a lot – I...
Appeared in an epic television commercial with my robot arm!
I attended the Global Summit of Women in Tokyo, Japan 11-13 May and gave a presentation about aubot, then spoke on a panel. It was live-translated...
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 ~...
Spent the entire Sunday working in the garage with Garth Bradbeer and Tom Cooper working on a robotic prototype. We worked until 1am that night, and...
In May, we showcased our version 2 Teleport head prototype at ICRA in Brisbane. In June, we showcased our version 2 Teleport prototype at...
The Aubot team was invited to meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex - that’s right, HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! We showed them our robots. I...