After hitting headlines by claiming a China-made ‘robodog’ as its own at the AI Summit, Galgotias University based in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida has said that the professor at the centre of the controversy has not been suspended and told to stay until the investigation is complete to ascertain why such a “mistake was committed”. … Read more
3 min readUpdated: Feb 19, 2026 03:28 PM IST A day after Greater Noida-based Galgotias University was called out for passing off a robot dog sourced from China as its own – which led to widespread backlash – the government has asked the varsity to to immediately vacate their booth at the ongoing India AI … Read more
The controversy involving Galgotias University showcasing a Chinese-manufactured robot dog as its own product on February 17 at the India AI Impact Summit underway in Delhi calls to mind how “greenwashing” by giant corporations has been expanded to the current hype, artificial intelligence. Many years ago, multinational companies discovered that sustainability was a buzzword, even … Read more
Heavy Crowd at the AI India Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on February 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The India AI Impact Summit’s organisers removed a stall put up by Galgotias University at the summit’s expo, government officials said on Wednesday (February 18, 2026), after representatives exhibited a robodog … Read more