{"id":12622,"date":"2026-02-18T13:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12622"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:08:03","slug":"indian-university-faces-backlash-for-presenting-chinese-robot-as-its-own-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12622","title":{"rendered":"Indian university faces backlash for presenting Chinese robot as its own | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Social media \u200busers identify the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China\u2019s Unitree Robotics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>An Indian university is facing backlash after one of its professors was caught falsely presenting a Chinese-made robot dog at a major artificial intelligence summit, it has reportedly since been asked to leave, as the institution\u2019s own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou \u2060need to meet Orion. This has been developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias University,\u201d Neha Singh, a professor of communications, told Indian state-run broadcaster DD \u2060News this week.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>But social media users quickly identified the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China\u2019s Unitree Robotics for about $2,800 and widely used in research and education globally.<\/p>\n<p>The episode has drawn sharp criticism and has \u200ccast an uncomfortable spotlight on India\u2019s AI ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The embarrassment was amplified by Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who shared the video clip on his official social media account before the backlash. The post was later deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Galgotias and Singh have subsequently said the robot was not a university creation and the university had never claimed otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us be clear, Galgotias has not built this robodog, neither have we claimed,\u201d it said in a post on X. \u201cBut what we are building are minds that will soon design, engineer, and manufacture such technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The university stall remained open to visitors as of Wednesday morning with university \u2060officials fielding questions from media about accusations of plagiarism and \u2060misrepresentation.<\/p>\n<p>Galgotias has yet to receive any communication about being kicked out of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, a representative at the booth was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"laughing-stock-globally\">\u2018Laughing stock globally\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Indian National Congress opposition party used the incident to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is hosting nearly 20 world leaders and dozens more national delegations at the five-day summit.<\/p>\n<p>\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,\u201d the party posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is truly embarrassing for India,\u201d it said while calling the incident \u201cbrazenly shameless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The India AI Impact Summit, which runs until \u2060Saturday, has been billed as the first major AI gathering hosted in the Global South. Modi, Google CEO \u2060Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei \u2060are to address the gathering on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The event has faced organisational difficulties since opening on Monday with delegates reporting overcrowding and logistical issues.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there has been more than $100bn of investment in India AI projects \u200cpledged during the summit, including investments from the Adani Group conglomerate, tech giant Microsoft and data centre firm Yotta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media \u200busers identify the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China\u2019s Unitree Robotics. 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