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Originally Posted by blueyoshi256
We did consider using pneumatics. They would definitely work, and would certainly shoot farther if powered up fully. However, they have some challenges with making them safe using FIRST legal parts. We wanted our bot to be driveable by first graders (in fact, we recently brought it to a children's museum), and in close quarters (we once demoed our frisbee shooter in a hallway). Having a wheel makes it easier for us to control the speed, and allows for rapid fire, which is always fun.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with using pneumatics, and I'm certain that the challenges won't really be a problem, so I'd say go for it!
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Thanks, I was just curious. It makes sense to use the wheel in that case, easy to control the speed and rapid fire. Firing rapidly is a lot harder with pneumatics.