After the controversy over the Chinese robodog introduced at the AI Impact Summit 2026, Galgotias University has issued a press release apologizing. Galgotias University has been accused of bringing in the robot dog shown at the summit from China.
The university has said that a representative present at their pavilion accidentally gave wrong information on camera, causing confusion among the people.
According to Galgotias University, the concerned representative did not have proper technical knowledge of the product. In his excitement he made factually incorrect statements regarding the technical source of the product.
Now the university is also saying that the person did not have official permission to talk to the media. He did not intend to make any deliberate false claim, further said that he regretted the confusion and said he accepted the decision of the organisers. Overall, the university has put the entire blame for the controversy on its professor Neha Singh.
Galgotia University apologized
The release said, “We sincerely apologize for the disturbance that occurred at the AI Summit. One of our representatives posted in the pavilion was not aware of the correct information. He was not aware of the technical origin of the product. He did not have the right to talk to the press but in the excitement of being on camera, he gave wrong information. Understanding the sentiments of the organizers, we have vacated the premises.”
Galgotias University issues a press statement following the row over the display of a Chinese-made robodog at the AI Impact Summit expo
“We at Galgotias University, wish to apologize profusely for the confusion created at the recent Al Summit. One of our representatives, manning… pic.twitter.com/R0n3Ea1uhm
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2026
What is the Galgotias University AI Summit controversy?
Robodog had attracted everyone at the stall of Galgotias University in the expo area at the AI Summit. In a video, Professor Neha Singh presented it with the name ‘Orion’ and described it as the product of the University’s Center of Excellence, but the matter became controversial when on social media it was said to be similar to the Go2 model of Chinese company Unitree. It is commercially available, priced around Rs 2.5 lakh. It was accused of calling it a foreign product in the ‘Make in India’ themed summit. Rahul Gandhi had also targeted this issue by posting on Twitter and termed it as ‘propaganda’.
