# Barbara Webb

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Inaugural lecture: Prof Barbara Webb

Barbara Webb, Professor of Biorobotics, presents her inaugural lecture entitled "Robotic perspectives on biological systems". Audio version.

ep.054: Modeling biology, with Barbara Webb and Steffen Wischmann

Link to audio file (28:44)In today’s episode we speak about modeling biology using robots and how lessons learned through this process can feedback into robotics. Our first guest, Barbara Webb, is a world renowned expert in the field with several seminal papers on the subject such as “Using robots…

#2 Barbara Webb: Insect Robotics

Barbara is a professor of Biorobotics at Edinburgh. We start with a quick philosophical exploration of robots using chairs, James Gibson's concept 'affordances', and whether insects have meaning. Next, we talk about how robots can be used to test hypotheses in biology. For most of the episode, we d…

Signal in the Noise

In this episode, we are joined by Barbara Webb and Anna Hadjitofi. Barbara runs the Insect Robotics lab at the University of Edinburgh, and Anna is a PhD student at the School of Informatics at the university. She is interested in studying and understanding the neural mechanism of the honeybee wagg…

Tim Griffin targets abortion by mail: The Week in Review, May 25th, 2024

Send us a text Stories discussed in this episode: Attorney general threatens groups advertising abortion pills in Arkansashttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/21/tim-griffin-warns-against-advertising-abortion-pills-in-arkansas $15K in donations to Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb come from …

Tax and Accounting Considerations with Barbara Webb, CPA, MGO

In this episode of This is Supercritical, Supercritical co-founder Kerry Jordan welcomes Barabara Webb, CPA, a tax partner with MGO LLP, one of the fastest-growing CPA and advisory services firms in the US, to discuss tax and accounting issues for cannabis enterprises. Barbara shares her insights o…

Neurons Close the Loop from Insect Perception to Action

Professor Barbara Webb from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland​ uses physical robots to validate neural mechanisms in crickets, ants, and bees. In this episode of Brains and Machines, she talks to Dr. Sunny Bains of University College London about her work. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D…

Neurons Close the Loop from Insect Perception to Action

Sunny talks to Prof Barbara Webb from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland​, who uses physical robots to validate neural mechanisms in crickets, ants, and bees. She talks about her work inspired by the philosophy that biological cognition can only be truly understood by building complete sensory…

Daily Newscast for Thursday, July 16, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, July 16, 2026. - The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted to send a new ordinance sponsored by Justice of the Peace Dianne Curry to the full court for its July 28 meeting - A recent study from the Cent…

Daily Newscast for Friday, August 21, 2026

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 21, 2026. - The City of Fayetteville is strengthening its regulations on data centers, voting unanimously on Tuesday to approve changes to an ordinance it adopted in June - A proposal to enshri…