- 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.

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

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.
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