Is creating a pneumatic shooter realistic considering the pressure limit?

[cjl2625]

Yeah it's certainly possible, some teams have done it.

For example, 1212 posted a prototype pneumatic catapult here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDuA0Ed2JmU

[waialua359]

Its very possible.
There are many teams posting their prototypes and it doesnt hurt to try some ideas that you folks may have.
If it doesnt work, tweak a variable here and there, and make it work.

[Jarren Harkema]

We can get the ball into the high goal with one 7" stroke, 2" bore cylinder. It just requires finding that sweet spot of your pivot point, as well as the length and shape of your throwing arms. Having an air tank or two on the low pressure side might also help.

[pfreivald]

It depends on what you mean by "shooter".

As a layup? Absolutely.
From four-eight feet? Quite probably.
From the truss? Probably not. But maybe, given the sheer ingenuity of FIRSTers.