Criminal-Legal Means of Ensuring the Safe Production and Operation of Robots

The purpose of the research. The rapid development of end-to-end digital technologies, the introduction and application of robotics determines the need to find ways to solve the problems of protecting public relations related to the production and operation of robots. Creating a digital code of a robot's computer program that obviously has shortcomings (vulnerabilities) is a rather socially dangerous act that requires the application of appropriate criminal legal measures. In order to provide criminal legal means for the safe production and operation of robots, we consider it possible to propose to the legislator to supplement the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with separate norms on responsibility for such acts. Results. When creating robots, two forms of illegal behavior can be identified that require the use of criminal legal means: the creation of a digital code of a robot's computer program, which has elements that significantly reduce its level of resistance to computer attacks and form the possibility of unauthorized influence, which means that it does not meet the digital security requirements usually imposed on products of this kind, that is, the creation of a digital code with vulnerabilities; entering into the technical documentation reflecting the tactical and technical characteristics of the robot, obviously unreliable data about its actual capabilities, that is, creating a robot with undeclared capabilities.

robotics, robot, autonomous robot, vulnerability, undeclared opportunity, digital technologies, computer program, digital code, algorithm, criminal liability, security, law, technical documentation, computer attack, disorganization, digital economy