So now England have joined the teams knocked out of the European football championships. Still we all have another opportunity for showing national pride: Portugal is also hosting the Robocup 2004 – robot football championships. Beckham, Figo, Zidane and Larsson shouldn’t get too worried yet, as the “ultimate goal” of a robot team beating the winners of the human world cup isn’t expected to be achieved until 2050…

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    In 2001 Mike acquired Napier with Suzy Kenyon. Since that time he has directed major PR and marketing programmes for a wide range of technology clients. He is actively involved in developing the PR and marketing industries, and is Chair of the PRCA B2B Group, and lectures in PR at Southampton Solent University. Mike offers a unique blend of technical and marketing expertise, and was awarded a Masters Degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Surrey and an MBA from Kingston University.

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