News Desk
NEW DELHI: Another episode of embarrassment has struck India’s tech ambitions, this time at the heart of its own capital. At the country’s flagship AI summit in New Delhi, a stall from Galgotias University drew attention not for innovation but for misrepresentation.
A staff member, Neha Singh, presented a commercial Chinese-made robotic dog as if it were the university’s own creation. Social media quickly identified the robot as the Unitree Go2, a model sold by China’s Unitree Robotics for around $2,800 and widely used in research and education worldwide. Singh had introduced the robot to state broadcaster DD News, claiming it was developed by Galgotias University’s Centre of Excellence.
The video went viral, provoking both ridicule and criticism. The university and Singh later clarified that the robot was not a university creation and that no such claim had been formally made. Yet the damage was done: the incident cast an uncomfortable spotlight on India’s burgeoning artificial intelligence ambitions, just as the country seeks to position itself as a global technology hub.
The episode gained wider attention when IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the clip on his official social media account. The post was soon deleted after public backlash, but the narrative had already taken hold. For many observers, the incident was more than a minor misstep; it appeared emblematic of a gap between aspiration and reality in India’s AI sector. Galgotias University’s stall remained open to visitors, with staff addressing questions from the media.
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