During RoboCup, it was proposed to ban cranes and gantries for carrying robots from the adult size field, even in the free time between games. Key arguments for this ban were the public getting a negative impression of the league and a push towards more robot autonomy. Key arguments against were safety concerns and the fact that it makes working on robots for longer times easier.
It was also discussed whether the gantries may cause damage to the fields, but teams confirmed that this is not the case.