Overview
- Galgotias University apologized for the misrepresentation and said a stand representative was poorly informed.
- Expo organizers told the university to clear its booth at New Delhi’s AI Impact Summit, and the stand was removed.
- A faculty member had told state broadcaster DD News that the robot, presented as “Orion,” was developed at the university’s Centre for Excellence.
- Internet users matched the device to the Chinese-made Unitree Go2, a commercially sold robot used in research and education and reported at roughly €1,350.
- Opposition leaders ridiculed the episode and government sources described it as embarrassing during a high-profile gathering of world leaders and tech executives.