After coming under fire for promoting a robotic dog as its own at the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi, Galgotias University on Tuesday clarified that it “did not build” the robodog.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the university said: “At Galgotias University, our mission has always been clear – to keep our students at the forefront of technology not only for today’s world, but for the world that will develop tomorrow.”
Commenting on the controversy, Galgotias University said: “Unitree’s recently acquired Robodog is one such step on this journey. It’s not just a machine on display – it’s a classroom in motion. Our students experiment with it, test its limits and expand their own knowledge in the process.”
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“Let’s be clear – Galgotias did not build this robodog, nor did we claim to. But what we are building are the minds that will soon design, engineer and manufacture such technologies right here in Bharat,” the university added.
Noting that innovation “knows no bounds” and that “learning shouldn’t either,” the university said it consistently brings cutting-edge technology to its campus — “Why? Because exposure creates vision. And vision creates creators.”
“It’s not about importing technology. It’s about inspiring transformation. It’s about empowering young innovators to dream bigger – and build those dreams in India,” says Galgotias University.
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What did the viral video show?
The response came days after a video of a university professor praising the robodog went viral on social media, claiming the robot, named “Orion,” was developed by Galgotias University’s Center of Excellence.
“We are the first private university to invest more than ₹$350 million in artificial intelligence (AI) and we have a dedicated data science and artificial intelligence block on campus,” said the professor, and Hindustan Times reported that her name was Neha Singh.
The professor also claimed that Orion was able to perform surveillance and monitoring tasks while roaming freely around the university campus.
When the video went viral, netizens were quick to jump in and point out that the robotic dog was not made by the university as it claimed, but by Chinese company Unitree.
Netizens specifically pointed out that the model offered at the AI Impact Summit pavilion was the Unitree Go2.
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Netizens were not impressed despite the clarification
Despite the explanation from Galgotias University, netizens were not impressed.
“Shame on you, your professor clearly says in this video that it was developed by Galgotias University (sic),” said a person on X.
“Either you are illiterate yourself or you are trying to scam. Your rep has made it very clear that ORION was developed at a center of excellence at Galgotias University. Who are you trying to fool with this claim? (sic),” another user wrote.
Others, meanwhile, pointed out the irony of exhibiting a Chinese product at an AI summit hosted by India.
“You should be ashamed, it’s India’s AI summit and you brought a Chinese robo dog. You and your professor renamed it Orion and showed it off at India’s first AI summit for the whole world to see (sic),” the user said.
“Meet ORION: Obnoxiously Reckless Innovation Of Neglect. Galgotias tried to pass off Chinese Go2 robot as his innovation by changing its name to ORION. Community notes do India more service than many in govt (sic),” said another.