"An Indian university is facing backlash after one of its professors was caught falsely presenting a Chinese-made robot dog at a major artificial intelligence summit, it has reportedly since been asked to leave, as the institution's own. You need to meet Orion. This has been developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias University, Neha Singh, a professor of communications, told Indian state-run broadcaster DD News this week."
"But social media users quickly identified the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China's Unitree Robotics for about $2,800 and widely used in research and education globally. The episode has drawn sharp criticism and has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on India's AI ambitions. The embarrassment was amplified by Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who shared the video clip on his official social media account before the backlash. The post was later deleted."
"The university stall remained open to visitors as of Wednesday morning with university officials fielding questions from media about accusations of plagiarism and misrepresentation. Galgotias has yet to receive any communication about being kicked out of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, a representative at the booth was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency."
Social media users identified the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China's Unitree Robotics for about $2,800 and widely used in research and education. A Galgotias University professor told DD News the robot, named Orion, was developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias. The professor and the university later said the robot was not a university creation and the university had never claimed otherwise. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared then deleted a video clip of the robot, amplifying criticism. The university stall remained open at the India AI Impact Summit and the university reported no official notice of removal.
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