Lisa Winter
Winter in 2017
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1]
Alma materUniversity of California Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts)
Occupations
  • Roboticist
  • Television personality
  • Engineer
Known forBattleBots
Websitewww.lisaxwinter.com

Lisa Winter (born 1985 or 1986) 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.

Early life

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]

Robot competitions

She was a part of the team "Robot Action League".[4]

Robot Wars

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]

BattleBots

See also: List of BattleBots episodes

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bowles, Nellie (December 24, 2013). "West Berkeley hobbyist wins attention, funding for invention". SFGATE. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lisa Winter Goes Back to Her Maker Roots on BattleBots - Make". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. September 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Battlebots: Father and Daughter Join Forces". purpleclover.littlethings.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "A 'Bot to Beat". Nickelodeon Magazine. June–July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "At Robot Wars, combatants rush at one another with buzz saws and axes. And the crowd roars". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1997. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "#STEM10: Meet Robot Builder Lisa Winter". November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Menzel, Peter; D'Aluisio, Faith (January 16, 2000). Robo Sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262632454 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ First episode in each season she appeared in:
  9. ^ "BattleBots: The cast – BattleBots". Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ Stone, Brad (November 1, 2007). Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416587323 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Benson, Michael (January 16, 2002). Fighting Robots: A Guide to Radio Controlled Combatants. Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806523729 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "25 women in robotics you need to know about – 2016 - Robohub". robohub.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Women in Robotics names inaugural board members". The Robot Report. August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "New Hat Tags Improve Animal Care While Leading the Way Toward a Greener Future | The Marine Mammal Center". www.marinemammalcenter.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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