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Clarification on R29

I have a question regarding this rule:

"The only motors and actuators permitted on 2014 FIRST ROBOTS include the following... (list)

Our team is considering using an electromagnetic accelerator as a punching mechanism, and one of our mentors thinks that it would count as a motor. To clarify, it is basically a projectile-less railgun that punches the ball. Would this device be prohibited by this rule specifically?