---
title: "Autonomous Robot Liability"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/technology-and-digital-law-en/autonomous-robot-liability-en"
field: "Technology & Digital Law"
description: "Autonomous robot liability under the Civil Code: defective product, producer liability and void exclusion clauses. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Autonomous Robot Liability

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## Autonomous robot liability: the legal framework

Autonomous robots — self-driving machines, industrial manipulators, service robots — act in the physical world and can cause damage. Georgia has no statute specifically devoted to robots, and this does not mean a legal vacuum: such damage is assessed under the norms of the Georgian Civil Code on defective products, which regulate the producer's liability. This page examines how this framework works for devices in which decisions are taken by software.

The anchor norm is Article 1009 of the Civil Code: the producer of a defective product is liable for damage caused by that product, regardless of whether he was in a contractual relationship with the injured party. This is an important detail: the producer of a robot that caused damage may have no relationship with the injured person — liability still exists if the product is defective.

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### Is there a special statute on robots?

No. Damage caused by an autonomous robot is assessed under the Civil Code's defective-product norms: the producer is liable for damage caused by the product even without a contractual relationship.

### What is a defective product?

A product that does not provide the safety which, taking all circumstances into account, was to be expected of it. The later appearance of a better product does not make it defective.

### Can liability be excluded in advance?

No. Under Article 1016, the producer's liability may not be excluded or limited in advance, and a contrary agreement is void.

### Who bears the burden of proof?

The injured party. The producer is released only in the cases established by law — including where the defect could not have been discovered at the relevant state of science and technology. A supplier is deemed a producer where the identity cannot be established and he did not present the real producer within 1 month.