Galgotias University has been asked to vacate the AI Impact Summit after it came under fire for displaying a Chinese-made robotic dog, which is commercially available, as Made-in-India innovation, according to sources. The Greater Noida-based university faced backlash after a video went viral on social media, in which the varsity representatives claimed that the robot was made at their Centre of Excellence (CoE).
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2026#WATCH | Delhi | Galgotias University staff and officials vacate their stall at India AI Impact Summit expo, following row over display of Chinese-made robodog.
As per sources, the govt had asked Galgotias University to vacate the stall at the expo. pic.twitter.com/cqN5vBcgcN
In the video, a University Professor is being seen claiming that the robodog was called Orion and that it had been made by the University. She also claimed that ₹350 crore was being invested by the University on Artifical Intelligence. Soon, social media users flagged that this was a misleading claim an the robodog was made by Chinese firm Unitree and is commercially available for sale.
In a social media post, Galgotias University had to clarify that the robodog was not an in-house innovation. The university said that the Unitree Robodog was bought to help students expand their capabilities. “We would like to clearly state that the robotic programming is part of our endeavour to make students learn AI programming and develop & deploy real world skills using globally available tools and resources, given developing AI talent is need of an hour,” it stated .
When asked regarding the direction to vacate the Summit, Professor Aishwarya of Galgotias University on Wednesday told reporters, “No, we have not received any directive yet to vacate the expo area. In fact, we are ready to answer for what happened yesterday. A viral tweet circulated which went in a completely wrong direction and was misinterpreted.”
Published on February 18, 2026