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Personal Robotics is an area focused on developing robots for common interface through Human Robotic Interactions (HRIs) for the general public. The objective is to automate certain tasks in home or workplaces by making human life more productive and enjoyable. To date one of the most successful examples is the Robotic Vacuum Cleaner (Roomba). This is a “Service Robot” that can clean the floor autonomously as you go shopping or work. Other famous devices are the Social Interactive Robots (SIRs) such as AIBO the Sony robotic dog.

The Historic Automobile Group International (HAGI), founded in 2007, has chosen new avenues to analyse the collectors’ market for rare classic cars. Following the motto “driven by knowledge” the approach is based on financial analysis, adjusted to the specialties of this niche collectors’ asset class. HAGI is known in the market to produce a series of indices charting the top levels of the classic car market.

David Murrin is a leading market analyst and fund manager who lectures widely on financial markets and appears regularly as a keynote speaker on CNBC, at international conferences and on company boards and is the author of “Breaking the Code of History”
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The Art of the Portfolio
Art is about life, the art market is about money proclaimed the art world’s biggest seller, Mr Damien Hirst.
Modern Art is now viewed as a creditable alternative to mainstream asset classes. According to the Mei Moses All Art Index; the art market returned an impressive 11% gain in 2011, outperforming both the S&P 500 and FTSE for a second consecutive year. The Mei Moses has beaten the S&P 500 in six of the last 10 years, with an average annual return of 8 per cent compared with 2.7 per cent for the benchmark US index.

The Safari Collection Kenya
Giraffe Manor is a beautiful old colonial manor house on the outskirts of Nairobi where guests can have breakfast with giraffes which roam free in the gardens. 
Newly opened Solio Lodge overlooks Mount Kenya and is the best place in Africa to see both black and white rhino. Guests can also go mountain biking and horesriding on the reserve, or take a helicopter flight around Mount Kenya. 

The Mille Miglia in Italy.
Those two words are so onomatopoeic, four consonants which evoke the greatest car race in the world, this thousand mile rally around Italy. The quintessential race in a country that can rightly claim the greatest passion for the motorcar. The home of the “red” car, Ferrari, Lambhorgini and Maserati.

2011 Extreme sailing Series™
The Formula One of sailing
I went down to Cowes to sail in the 2011 Extreme sailing Series™ with Olympian Leigh McMillan, skipper of The Wave Muscat, who grew up in Cowes and his crew: Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri.

The Top Ten Most Expensive Watches in the World
1. Chopard 201-Carat Watch – $25 million
2. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Super Complication Pocket Watch – $11 million
3. Patek Philippe Reference 1527 Wristwatch – $5 million
4. Breguet & Fils, Paris, No. 2667 Precision Watch – $4,682,165
5. Louis Moinet Meteoris Watch – $4,599,487
6. Patek Philippe 1939 Platinum World Time Watch – $4,026,524
7. Patek Philippe 1928 Single-Button Chronograph Watch – $3,637,408
8. Piaget Emperador Temple Watch – $3.3 million

Bentley will unleash some of its fastest and most powerful cars at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. The flying Bentleys include the 616 bhp (625  PS) and 202 mph (325 km/h) Continental GT Speed Convertible (the world’s fastest four seat convertible) and two of Bentley’s 2003 Le Mans-winning Speed 8 race cars.


Instantly recognisable with their iconic British Racing Green livery, cars No. 7 and No. 8 secured a famous first and second at Le Mans, and are set to make a special reunion ten years on at Goodwood.  Brian Gush, Bentley’s Director of Motorsport, said:



DeLorean Motor Company and Epic Electric Vehicles Unveil Electric Version of Iconic DeLorean Automobile Houston, Texas & Vista, California – DeLorean Motor Company, Inc. (DeLorean) and Epic Electric Vehicles (Epic EV) recently unveiled a development version of an electric powered DeLorean automobile at the International DeLorean Owners Event in Houston, Texas.