Lisa Winter | |
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 Winter in 2017 | |
| Born | 1985or1986(age 38–39) [1] |
| Alma mater | University of California Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts) |
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| Known for | BattleBots |
| Website | www |
Lisa Winter (born 1985or1986) is an American engineer, roboticist, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the television series BattleBots , where she competed with numerous robots and is currently a judge.
Growing up in Wisconsin, from an early age Winter expressed an interest in robotics. [2] In 1996, she joined her father in building robots for battle competitions. [3] She attended Miramonte High School, and went on to graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) with a Bachelor of Arts degree. [1]
She was a part of the team "Robot Action League". [4]
Winter first competed in 1996, when she was 10 years old, at Robot Wars in San Francisco. [5] Her robot was called "Dough Boy", and consisted of an aluminum base and horizontally spinning blades. [5] [6] She eventually became the Robot Wars middleweight world champion. [7] [1]
Winter has been a part of every season of BattleBots . She competed in seasons 1 through 7, and was a judge for seasons 8 through 12. [8] [9] Her BattleBots include: Tentoumushi, Mr. Squeeky, Plan X, and Mega Tento.
In 2000, Winter and fellow competitor Christian Carlberg appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to demonstrate their robots and perform a mini fight. [10] [11]
After graduating from UCSC, she worked part time for her father's robotics company before being hired by an industrial design company. She cofounded Robot11, a smart toy company, in 2011. In 2013, she designed a social wearable device for Kwame Corp. As of 2020 she is the Engineering Project Manager at Mattel. [1] [12]
Winter is on the board of directors for Women In Robotics. [13] She also volunteers her time to make "hat tags" for The Marine Mammal Center in Marin, California. [14] She is a vegan. [1]
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