Photo: Mark Rober / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mark Rober is, to my eyes, what science education should have always looked like. He is no hobbyist: he spent nine years at NASA, seven of them on the Curiosity rover at JPL, before turning that engineering rigor into glitter-bomb traps and absurd contraptions that delight millions. What I respect is the discipline hiding under the goofiness. Behind every viral build is genuine mechanical engineering and a clear teaching instinct. His Diamond Play Button is well earned, but his real achievement is making curiosity feel irresistible. He is, quite simply, one of the best teachers working today, classroom optional.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Rober
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・ローバー
- Reading
- まーく・ろーばー
- Born
- March 11, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Orange County, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- YouTuber / mechanical engineer / inventor / science communicator / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Brigham Young University
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Silver Play Button
- 2016 Gold Play Button
- 2019 Diamond Play Button
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mark Rober born?
Born March 11, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Mark Rober from?
Mark Rober is from Orange County, California, United States.
What does Mark Rober do?
Mark Rober works as YouTuber, mechanical engineer, inventor, science communicator, television producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.