Lisa Winter
Lisa Winter 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 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.Robot competitions
She was a part of the team "Robot Action League".''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.''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 12. 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.