Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit

Galgotias University in India is facing criticism after a professor claimed a commercially available Chinese-made robotic dog, the Unitree Robotics Go2 model, was developed at their Centre of Excellence during an AI summit in Delhi. The university denies claiming to have built the robot, stating they were using it to teach AI programming skills. Social media users accused the university of dishonesty, and reports indicate the university's stall at the summit was asked to be vacated, with its electricity supply later cut off. The incident, which was also shared on IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's X account before being deleted, is considered an embarrassment for the summit organizers. India's IT Secretary urged that the controversy not overshadow the work of other participants and emphasized the importance of a proper code of conduct.

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