New Delhi, February 18: The controversy surrounding Galgotias University continues following an incident at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. On Wednesday, the university issued an apology regarding the matter. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has targeted Galgotias University over this issue.
In a post on the social media platform X, Abdullah expressed his discontent, stating, “So, this is what Galgotias teaches its students: to copy someone else’s work and claim it as their own. When caught, you neither admit your mistake nor apologize, but instead, you make excuses. When that fails, you scapegoat an employee to save yourself and shift all blame onto them. Thank goodness I did not receive such education.”
The uproar began when a representative at the university pavilion presented a robotic dog, ‘Orion’ (Unitree Go2), from a Chinese company as a product developed by the university’s Center of Excellence. This led to significant backlash on social media, prompting the university to vacate its stall from the expo area.
In a press release, the university stated, “We apologize for the confusion that occurred at the recent AI summit. Our representative present in the pavilion had incorrect information. They were unaware of the product’s technical origin and, in the excitement of being on camera, provided misleading information, despite not having the authority to speak to the press.”
The university clarified that there was no institutional intent to misrepresent this innovation. They are fully committed to academic integrity, transparency, and accountability. Understanding the sentiments of the organizers, they have vacated the premises.
The controversy escalated when Professor Neha Singh from the Communications department claimed in an interview that ‘Orion’ was developed by the university’s Center of Excellence. After the video went viral, users identified it as Unitree Go2, a commercially available product manufactured in China, priced between 200,000 to 300,000 rupees in India. It was widely criticized on social media as a ‘misrepresentation’ and a ‘lie about Indian AI progress.’
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