Galgotias University and the India AI Expo Controversy
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi was meant to be a proud showcase of India’s growing strength in artificial intelligence. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the event, the atmosphere was charged with excitement as universities, startups, and global tech companies came together to present their innovations. Among them was Galgotias University, which introduced a robotic dog named Orion through its Centre of Excellence. What should have been a moment of pride quickly turned into controversy. A video clip from the expo began circulating online, showing a Galgotias representative claiming that Orion was developed in-house. However, sharp-eyed observers noticed that the robot bore a striking resemblance to the Unitree Go2 — a well-known robotic dog manufactured in China. This raised immediate questions about whether the university was attempting to pass off imported technology as its own creation. The backlash was swift. Government officials, keen to protect the c...