[AndyBare]

Hmm, this is a different way to look at it. May have found an exception to the ruling

G40: A ROBOT may not cause a BOULDER to move from the NEUTRAL ZONE into the opponent’s COURTYARD unless... you know the exceptions.

But what if the robot isn't causing the boulder to move from the neutral zone into the courtyard. What if the robot is only causing the ball to move into the outer works...

That would look like this:
Robot a - passes to Robot b.
Robot b then takes the boulder from the neutral zone and moves the boulder to the outer works zone where robot c takes control
Robot c then shoots the boulder while touching the courtyard.

This would be in compliance with both G40 and G41.

Robot b would not violate rule G40, as Robot C was the cause of the boulder entering into the courtyard (it had total control). Robot c would not be in violation, as it never started with the boulder in the Neutral Zone.

As for G41, Robot b would never move the boulder to the courtyard from the neutral zone (it only transports it to the outer works), so it never has to complete a cross. Robot c also never has to complete a cross, as it only controls the boulder from the outer works, and not the neutral zone.