Our shooter design is fairly unique in that it uses no pneumatics or stored energy, but two CIM's to launch the ball.
If someone else is using only motors to launch, I haven't seen their bot yet.
The two CIM's are on the lower left, chained to the bars atop the robot which act like a catapult and fling the ball.
The lifter-claw-thingy-which-we-never-actually-gave-a-definitive-name-to holds the ball in place directs the ball fowards as it is launched.
The launcher arm also acts as our overpass removal tool. The bent piece at the end contacts the ball just enough to pop it off the overpass.
