An Indian university, Galgotias University, was asked to vacate its stall at India's big AI Impact Summit after a staff member claimed a commercial robotic dog was made by the university. Neha Singh, a communication professor, told state broadcaster DD News, “You need to meet Orion. This has been developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias University.” But sharp-eyed social media users spotted the robotic dog was actually the Unitree Go2, made by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics and sold worldwide for around $2,800. The incident caused embarrassment, especially after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the video of the claim on his social media before deleting it. Despite the uproar, the university booth stayed open and their representatives said they had received no official notice to leave. Galgotias later clarified on social media, “Let us be clear — Galgotias has not built this robodog, neither have we claimed.” They described the robot as “recently acquired” and called it a “classroom in motion” used by students to learn and test technology. The professor had said in the interview, “You need to meet Orion... It can take all shapes and sizes… it’s quite naughty also,” while showing the robot performing tricks. India’s opposition Congress party slammed the government, saying, “Chinese robots are being displayed as our own… This is truly embarrassing for India,” calling the episode “brazenly shameless.” The reporter who interviewed the professor shared his view, asking people not to lose faith. He said, “If one out of hundreds of exhibitors wasn’t being upfront about their innovation, I would not give up on the entire India’s youth who are very innovative.”