[robocup-nao] ball decision for 2010

[Olivier Michel]

Hi Markus,

As suggested by Tekin, I believe street hockey balls are pretty
standard. I ordered some from here in Switzerland:
http://www.chip-hockeyshop.com/product.php?productid=283&cat=0&page=1
I guess they are the same color, size, weight (and hence behavior) as
the one mentioned by Tekin, am I right?

-Olivier

Markus Bader wrote:
> Hi
>
> Amazon.com does not ship this ball to Europe and it is not available
> on amazone.co.uk nor amazon.de, ...
> It it possible to setup a list and to bring multiple packages to the
> workshop to Paris?
>
> Greetings
> Markus (Austrian-Kangaroos)
>
> 2009/12/11 Tekin Mericli <tekin.mericli at boun.edu.tr>:
>   
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Since the official ball that we use in our games is no longer available in
>> the market, we needed to make a decision about which ball to use for 2010.
>> After some discussion and tests with various balls, we decided that a street
>> hockey ball will be the best choice since it is available in the market, has
>> standard dimensions and colors, and rolls straighter compared to the old
>> official ball. Here is an example of the candidate ball:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Mylec-Weather-Bounce-Hockey-Orange/dp/B002LBDA30/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1259775748&sr=8-18
>>
>> It is 65mm in diameter and it weighs 55g.
>>
>> You can assume that this ball will be used in the league for 2010.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Tekin Mericli
>>
>> On behalf of the SPL Technical Committee
>>