Galgotias University Told to Leave India AI Summit Venue Over China-Sourced Robot Dog Row

According to sources, Galgotias University has been forced to evacuate its exhibit at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi after a controversy emerged over the display of a robotic dog.

The Greater Noida-based institution was swiftly prosecuted after a video of the episode went viral on social media on Tuesday. In the video, university representatives were shown exhibiting a robotic dog produced by the institution’s Centre of Excellence.

Galgotias University claimed ownership of the robot, which was constructed in China.

The robot was identified as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available model produced by the Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics. The device is available online in India for a price ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.

At the peak, the robot was dubbed “Orion”. In one widely distributed video, a woman identified as a university representative detailed the machine’s features during a media encounter, claiming that it was created by the institution’s Center of Excellence.

Galgotias is an absolute SHAME on Indian education!

Paraded a cheap Chinese robo-dog as their own at an AI summit, got exposed, then shamelessly lied “we never claimed it” — now video PROVES their faculty bragged it’s from THEIR Centre of Excellence!

Institutional fraud +… pic.twitter.com/rPcXpa9i0L

— Vinit Kumar Mishra (@vinitmishraG) February 18, 2026

In a separate video clip, a university lecturer claimed to a reporter that the robot was constructed at the Centre of Excellence.

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Netizens notice lying and call out Galgotias.

Social media users then identified the computer as the imported Unitree Go2, accusing the institution of marketing foreign technology as in-house innovation.

According to the professor, they failed to express it correctly.

In response to the row, Professor Neha Singh, who delivered the presentation on behalf of Galgotias University at the summit, stated that she accepts full responsibility for the error. Singh claimed that due to her excitement, she did not effectively deliver the information.

#WATCH | Delhi | On row over Galgotias University's display of a Chinese-made robot dog at AI Impact Summit, the university's communications professor, Neha, says,"By one misinterpretation, the internet has gone by storm. It might be that I could not convey well what I had wanted… pic.twitter.com/U6dqbBKLXO

— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2026

“The issue arose because things may not have been stated clearly. I accept responsibility for possibly not communicating it correctly, as it was done with a lot of passion and enthusiasm and very rapidly, so I may not have come across as eloquently as I often do. Additionally, the intent may not have been adequately appreciated. One key aspect about the robot dog: we cannot claim to have created it. I’ve informed everyone that we offered it to our students to encourage them to build something better on their own. Our university contributes to the development of future leaders by delivering cutting-edge AI technology, and this will continue,” she stated.

When asked if the government had asked them to vacate the expo area, Neha Singh stated that she was unaware of the development.