Galgotias University forced to apologize over ‘Make in India’ robodog controversy

Galgotias university: Galgotias University’s stall came into limelight under the theme ‘Make in India’ at the AI ​​Impact Summit 2026. The university issued an official apology following the embarrassment and controversy on social media. The university says that the representative present at the stall had made a mistake in his enthusiasm. He provided false information to the media about the source of the product, even though he did not have official authorization to speak to the media. The university termed it a ‘misunderstanding’ and put the responsibility on the representative.

Galgotias university: What happened?

A robotic dog was displayed at the university’s stall in the expo area of ​​the summit. Representative Professor Neha Singh introduced it under the name ‘Orion’ and said that it is an indigenous product of the University’s ‘Centre of Excellence’. But technical experts and social media users exposed that it is actually the Go2 model of Chinese company Unitree, which is available in the market for Rs 2.5 lakh. Controversy arose when a foreign product was presented as indigenous on the platform of ‘Make in India’. The university apologized and said that rules and training will be in place to avoid such misunderstandings in future. To Will be tightened further.

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