Lisa Winter
Lisa Winter (born ) 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. In 1996 she joined her father in building robots for battle competitions. She attended Miramonte High School, and went on to graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Robot competitions. She was a part of the team "Robot Action League . Section::::Robot Wars". Winter first competed in 1996, when she was 10 years old, at "Robot Wars" in San Francisco. Her robot was called "Dough Boy", and consisted of an aluminum base and horizontally spinning blades. She eventually became the "Robot Wars" middleweight world champion. Section::::"BattleBots". 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 11. 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. 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. Personal life. Winter is on the Board of Directors for Women In Robotics. She also volunteers her time to make "hat tags" for The Marine Mammal Center in Marin, CA. She is a vegan.