[robocup-nao] ball decision for 2010

Tekin Mericli tekin.mericli at boun.edu.tr
Fri Dec 11 08:45:13 EST 2009


Hi Olivier and Markus,

Although it is possible to find hockey balls with other colors and patterns,
the orange ones are pretty common. Amazon website was just an example, but
you should be able to find it in other (online) stores as well. As I already
mentioned, different members of the committee from all around the world
including the US and Europe were able to order these balls and test them
before we announced the decision.

You might want to check this store; they seem to ship internationally:

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/hockey-a-r-balls-accessorie.html

Cheers,

Tekin



On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Olivier Michel <
Olivier.Michel at cyberbotics.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>
>
>
>
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