I think the part that most defines herding as opposed to not herding is
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...As the ROBOT moves in the direction of the GAME PIECE, the GAME PIECE is pushed in the same direction in a controlled manner
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However, the word "controlled" is not clearly defined. If the robot were to suddenly stop and the tube continues to move for 6" before friction brings it to a halt, is it "controlled"?
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...And it seems that the team was making a conscious effort to herd the white circle into the home zone (They hit the tube multiple times, even reorienting their robot slightly to ensure that the tube did not get pushed into the blue lane by mistake).
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As I see it, the fact that they had to reorient their robot to ensure the tube did not end up in the blue lane provides fuel for the argument that the tube was not pushed in a "controlled" manner. No part of the definition of HERDING or rule G34 prohibits conscious efforts to affect the position of multiple tubes, so long as at most one of the tubes being affected is being possessed or herded.