Hardy Group interview

Published: Wednesday, 16 June 2021

The Hardy Group invited me to speak with them about healthcare, robotics and leadership.  Here I am riffing about those topics!

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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