Indian university faces backlash for presenting Chinese robot as its own

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By AFP and ReutersFebruary 18, 2026 at 11:54 AM

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Galgotias University in India is facing criticism after a professor falsely presented a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 robot dog as the university's own creation at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Social media users identified the robot, which is commercially available for around $2,800. The incident drew attention to India's AI ambitions, especially after a government minister shared the video before deleting it amidst the backlash. While the university has since clarified that they did not build the robot, they maintain that they are training students to develop such technologies in the future. As of Wednesday, the university's stall remained open at the summit, and officials were addressing questions about the misrepresentation.

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