How should a robot manufacturer distinguish design from operation?

Short answer

Identify who designs, supplies, installs, maintains and operates the system. Those roles can involve different allegations and contracts; do not collapse them into one manufacturer label.

An illustrative example

A supplier designs equipment but the customer controls daily operation.

This is a hypothetical situation, not a real customer outcome or a coverage determination.

Three facts to prepare

• Entity roles
• Operating authority
• Maintenance duties

Use a brief, accurate summary. Separate confirmed facts from assumptions; keep passwords, identity numbers, private customer records and confidential documents out of an initial marketplace request.

A question to bring to the right professional

Which activities need explicit inclusion in the insurance submission?

Physical consequences require the actual equipment and operating setting to be understood. Qualified engineering, safety, sector and legal advisers assess their areas; an insurance professional reviews relevant markets and wording. Neither a software label nor this educational checklist certifies safe operation or coverage.

Sources and scope

• NIST: AI Risk Management Framework

  A voluntary framework for organizing AI risk. It is not an insurance contract, certification or determination of legal compliance.

• Travelers: technology errors and omissions risk examples

  Insurer-authored context on technology service allegations and differences in policy wording. Product descriptions apply to that source; they are not LunarQuote offers or evidence of a partnership.

Sources supply the stated background, not a determination about the illustrative case. The example, checklist and discussion prompt are LunarQuote educational material. Source links checked October 5, 2026.