Moving robot to starting position during programming skills

If there are cubes in the starting square that inhibit placement of robot into official starting position can the cubes be moved? If so would they be moved out of starting position and since they are in a scored position would they remain there?

During the Programming Skills Challenge, If there are Cubes preventing you from placing your Robot into a Starting Position, you may gently push them out of the way. Any Cubes which are moved should remain in the Scoring Zone. The intent of this is to allow teams put their Robot into a legal Starting Position. The intent is not to allow teams to move Cubes into an advantageous position.