Lisa Winter
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Comment: Notability requires significant coverage, not just passing mentions, in multiple independent, reliable, secondary sources.Also, some of the content is unsupported by referencing: eg. where are her personal details and education sourced from? (See eg. WP:DOB regarding the privacy of personal information.)-- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:31, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
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| Born | Lisa Winter 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of California Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Art) |
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| Known for | BattleBots |
Lisa Winter (born 1985 or 1986) is an 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 competitons.[3] She attended Miramonte High School, and went on to graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) with a Bachelor of Art degree.[1]
Robot competitions
She is a part of the team "Robot Action League" along with Michael Winter, Will Wright, Cassidy Wright, Jim Sellers, Rik Winter and Dennis Adams.[4]
Robot Wars
Winter first competed in 1996, when 10 years old, at Robot Wars in San Francisco. Her robot was called "Dough Boy", and consisted of an aluminum base and horizontally spinning blade.[5][6] She eventually became the Robot Wars middleweight world champion.[7][1]
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.[citation needed] Her BattleBots include: Tentoumushi, Mr. Squeeky, Plan X, and Mega Tento.
In 2000 Lisa Winter and Christian Carlberg appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to show their robots and do a mini fight.[8][9]
Career
After graduating from UCSC, she worked part time for her father's robotics company before being hired by an industrial design company. She founded co-founded 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][10][11]
Personal life
Winter is on the Board of Directors for Women In Robotics.[12] She also volunteers her time to make "hat tags" for The Marine Mammal Center in Marin, CA.[13] She is a vegan.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Bowles, Nellie (December 24, 2013). "West Berkeley hobbyist wins attention, funding for invention". SFGATE. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Winter Goes Back to Her Maker Roots on BattleBots - Make:". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. September 2, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Battlebots: Father and Daughter Join Forces". purpleclover.littlethings.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/battlebots/images/5/58/Nickelodeon_Magazine_June_July_2001_lisa_winter_interview_battlebots_mecha_tentoumushi.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161214040408
- ^ "At Robot Wars, combatants rush at one another with buzz saws and axes. And the crowd roars". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1997. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "#STEM10: Meet Robot Builder Lisa Winter". November 22, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Menzel, Peter; D'Aluisio, Faith (January 16, 2000). Robo Sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262632454 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stone, Brad (November 1, 2007). Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416587323 – via Google Books.
- ^ Benson, Michael (January 16, 2002). Fighting Robots: A Guide to Radio Controlled Combatants. Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806523729 – via Google Books.
- ^ "25 women in robotics you need to know about – 2016 - Robohub". robohub.org. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Analytics Insight Names 'World's 50 Most Renowned Women in Robotics'". June 24, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Women in Robotics names inaugural board members". The Robot Report. August 17, 2019.
- ^ "New Hat Tags Improve Animal Care While Leading the Way Toward a Greener Future | The Marine Mammal Center". www.marinemammalcenter.org.
External links
- Lisa Winter at IMDb
Category:American roboticists
Category:Women roboticists
Category:21st-century American actresses