Mark Rober
American YouTuber and engineer
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| 2024 | Mark Rober was presented with the FIRST Robotics Competition Founder's Award at the FIRST Championship in recognition of his efforts to expand access to STEM education and robotics programs. |
| September 2024 | Mark Rober posted on X that he had been divorced for three and a half years. |
| 2023 | Mark Rober was nominated for the 13th Streamy Awards in the Science and Engineering category. |
| 2023 | Mark Rober delivered the commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| 2023 | CrunchLabs, associated with Mark Rober, was nominated for the 13th Streamy Awards in the Creator Product category. |
| September 2023 | As of September 2023, Rober's original video 'Backyard Squirrel Maze' had accumulated 114 million views, with a follow-up video achieving 80 million views. |
| 2022 | Mark Rober won the 26th Webby Awards as Webby Film & Video Person of the Year. |
| 2022 | Mark Rober was nominated for Creator of the Year at the 12th Streamy Awards. |
| 2022 | Team Seas, consisting of Mark Rober and MrBeast, was nominated for the 12th Streamy Awards in the Social Impact Campaign category. |
| 2022 | Mark Rober won the 12th Streamy Awards in the Science and Engineering category. |
| 2022 | Team Seas, consisting of Mark Rober and MrBeast, won the 12th Streamy Awards in the Social Good: Creator category. |
| 2022 | Team Seas, consisting of Mark Rober and MrBeast, won the 12th Streamy Awards in the Brand Engagement category. |
| 2022 | Mark Rober founded CrunchLabs, an educational technology company focused on providing hands-on STEM learning experiences and subscription box services for children. |
| July 2022 | Rober guest-hosted an episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' showcasing his popularity and contributions to science communication through entertainment. |
| 2021 | Rober released the video 'Backyard Squirrel Maze,' showcasing a backyard obstacle course he built to deter squirrels from stealing bird food. |
| 2021 | Mark Rober and Jimmy Kimmel won the 11th Streamy Awards in the Nonprofit or NGO category for NEXT for AUTISM's Color the Spectrum LIVE. |
| 2021 | Mark Rober won the 11th Streamy Awards in the Science and Engineering category. |
| 2021 | Mark Rober was awarded a one-off prize as STEM Personality of the Year by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and he was later named an Honorary Fellow for his contributions to the engineering profession. |
| 2021 | Rober, in collaboration with MrBeast, founded #TeamSeas, which aimed to raise over $34 million to clean up beaches and seas, achieving a dollar-for-pound trash removal initiative. |
| April 2021 | Mark Rober and Jimmy Kimmel hosted a live stream, raising $3 million in support of NEXT for AUTISM. |
| 2020 | Mark Rober won the 10th Streamy Awards in the Learning and Education category. |
| 2020 | Team Trees, consisting of Mark Rober and MrBeast, won the 10th Streamy Awards in the Nonprofit or NGO category. |
| 2020 | Rober starred in the Discovery Channel hidden-camera show 'Revengineers' alongside Jimmy Kimmel and launched the series 'This is Mark Rober' on Discovery. |
| 2019 | Mark Rober won the 9th Streamy Awards in the Science or Education category. |
| December 2019 | Rober released a follow-up video featuring an improved design of his glitter-bomb package, collaborating with Macaulay Culkin, and addressing the previous incidents involving friends of an accomplice. |
| 2018 | Mark Rober was nominated for the 8th Streamy Awards in the Science or Education category. |
| December 2018 | Rober posted a video demonstrating a contraption designed to trick parcel thieves, which sprayed glitter and emitted a foul odor while capturing video footage. The video received 25 million views in one day. |
| 2015 | Mark Rober moved to Sunnyvale, California. |
| 2014 | Mark Rober earned a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California. |
| 2013 | Rober sold his company Digital Dudz to UK-based costume company Morphsuits after his app-integrated costumes gained popularity and were sold in retail outlets like Party City. |
| 2012 | Rober launched Digital Dudz, an online Halloween costume company specializing in costumes based on the concept featured in his viral video. The company generated $250,000 in revenue within its first three weeks. |
| October 2011 | Mark Rober recorded his first YouTube video, showcasing a Halloween costume that used two iPads to create the illusion of seeing through his body. The video went viral, amassing 1.5 million views in just one day. |
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