Penalties for a part falling off of robot?

[Rick Wagner]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

I believe the BeachBots were penalized in the last finals match after they lost a chain - it was lying on the field, away from their robot. From what I heard, there was a lack of consistency in the calls at LA. Apparently, there isn't consistent interpretation across all of the events.

The way I understood the explanation from the referee, if the chain was dragging outside the frame perimeter before it fell completely off, that would be a penalty.