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AI Impact Summit: Facing Backlash Over China-made Robo Dog, Galgotias University Told To Leave Event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nWhat the row is about<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
The robotic dog displayed at the university\u2019s stall was identified as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available quadruped robot sold in India for about Rs 2\u20133 lakh. Critics said the robot was presented at the summit as a product developed by the university, raising questions about showcasing imported technology at a national AI event meant to highlight domestic innovation.After scrutiny intensified, power at the Galgotias University pavilion at the AI Summit was also reportedly cut off after it was asked to vacate the expo.<\/p>\nWhat triggered the row<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Professor Neha Singh, while presenting the robot earlier, told DD News, “We are the first private university investing more than 350 crore rupees in artificial intelligence and we have a dedicated data science and artificial intelligence block on the campus. So Orion has been developed by the Center of Excellences and as you can see, it can take all shapes and sizes.\u201d\u201cIt’s quite naughty also. It’s quite naughty also and it can perform small tasks of surveillance, monitoring,\u201d she added.<\/p>\nOpposition reacts<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
The controversy drew sharp reactions from opposition. The Congress said on X: \u201cThe Modi government has made a laughing stock of India globally, with regard to AI. In the ongoing AI summit, Chinese robots are being displayed as our own. The Chinese media has mocked us. This is truly embarrassing for India. What is even more shameful is the fact that Modi\u2019s minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is indulging in the same falsehood, promoting China’s robots at the Indian summit.““The Modi Government has caused irreparable damage to the image of the country – they have reduced AI to a joke – a field in which we could be world leaders given our data power,” it added.Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called the summit a \u201cdisorganised PR spectacle.\u201d In a post on X, he said, \u201cInstead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganised PR spectacle – Indian data up for sale, Chinese products showcased.\u201d<\/p>\nUniversity issues clarification<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
In the first statement, Galgotias University said it had not built or claimed to have built the robotic dog and emphasised its focus on student learning through exposure to advanced global technologies.“Let us be clear – Galgotias has not built this robodog,neither have we claimed. But what we are building are minds that will soon design, engineer, and manufacture such technologies right here in Bharat. Innovation knows no borders. Learning should not either. We will continue to source the best technologies from across the world so our students can study them, challenge them, improve upon them\u2014and ultimately create world-class solutions from India for the world.“In a later statement, the university said concerns about \u201cpropaganda\u201d against the university were misplaced.\u201cWe at Galgotias, faculty and students, are deeply pained by the propaganda campaign against our university. We would like to clearly state that the robotic programming is part of our endeavour to make students learn Al programming and develop & deploy real world skills using globally available tools and resources, given developing Al talent is need of an hour.\u201dProfessor Neha Singh, who was representing the university, said the controversy stemmed from unclear communication.\u201cThe controversy happened because things may not have been expressed clearly. I take accountability that perhaps I did not communicate it properly, as it was done with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and very quickly, so I may not have come across as eloquently as I usually do. Also, the intent may not have been properly understood. One important point is regarding the robot dog\u2014we cannot claim that we manufactured it. I have told everyone that we introduced it to our students to inspire them to create something better on their own. Our university contributes to building future leaders by providing cutting-edge technologies in the field of AI, and it will continue to do so.\u201dThe summit\u2019s focus on India\u2019s AI ambitions was overshadowed after observers identified the robot as the Unitree Go2, a model sold by Chinese robotics company Unitree.<\/div>\n\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":". NEW DELHI: Galgotias University was asked to vacate its stall at the AI Summit…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6296,8475,8473,724,8476,8470,723,719,720,721,8472,8477,8474,722,8471],"class_list":["post-2984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ai-impact-summit-2026","tag-ai-summit-expo-bharat-mandapam","tag-artificial-intelligence-development-in-india","tag-breaking-news","tag-chinese-robotics-in-india","tag-galgotias-university-robodog-controversy","tag-google-news","tag-india","tag-india-news","tag-india-news-today","tag-indian-national-congress-reaction","tag-indigenous-ai-versus-global-technology","tag-neha-singh-galgotias-university","tag-today-news","tag-unitree-go2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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