Galgotias University on Wednesday issued a fresh clarification on the robdog row as it apologised for the ‘confusion’ at the Al Impact Summit. Amid the ongoing robodog row, the Galgotias University on Wednesday issued a fresh clarification and apologised for the ‘confusion’ created at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The university said their representative at the summit was ‘ill-informed’ and put the blame for the fiasco on one of its professors, Neha Singh, and her ‘enthusiasm of being on camera’, saying that she was not aware of the technical origins of the product.
“We at Galgotias University, wish to apologise profusely for the confusion created at the recent Al Summit. One of our representatives, manning the pavilion, was ill-informed. She was not aware of the technical origins of the product and in her enthusiasm of being on camera, gave factually incorrect information even though she was not authorised to speak to the press. Understanding the organisers sentiment we have vacated the premises,” the fresh statement of the Galgotias University reads.
This is the university’s third statement after it triggered a row over a Chinese robot dog as its own innovation at the AI Impact Summit 2026 on Tuesday. In a viral clip, Professor Neha Singh of Galgotias University referred to the robodog and said, “You need to meet Orion. This has been developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias University.”
Galgotias robodog row at the AI summit
Singh on Tuesday was seen describing the machine as being capable of surveillance and monitoring functions, and said it moves freely across the campus. However, as the video was shared on social media, several viewers claimed that the robot dog was actually sourced from Chinese robotics firm Unitree. In its first response following the row, the university said it never claimed to have manufactured the robot dog.
“Galgotias has not built this robodog, nor have we claimed to do so,” the university said in its statement. “What we are building are minds that will soon design, engineer, and manufacture such technologies here in Bharat.” The university said its faculty and students are deeply pained by the “propaganda campaign” against the university. It added that robotic programming is part of its endeavour to make students learn AI programming and develop and deploy real-world skills using globally available tools and resources, as developing AI talent is the need of the hour.
Following the fiasco, the university was on Wednesday asked to vacate the AI Impact Summit Expo for causing a “national embarrassment” by claiming a Chinese Unitree robodog as its own. While, Neha Singh said that the institution had not received any such directive from the authorities, but visuals from the Summit showed that power to the Galgotias stall had been cut off.
Taking responsibility of the row, Professor Neha Singh on Wednesday said that she did not ‘communicate properly. “The controversy happened because things may not have been expressed clearly,” she said and added, “I take accountability that perhaps I did not communicate it properly, as it was done with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and very quickly, so I may not have come across as eloquently as I usually do.”
