Galgotias University Expelled from India AI Summit for Faking 'Indigenous' Robot

• Galgotias University faced public ridicule and government expulsion from the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
• The university allegedly misrepresented a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 robot as an indigenous innovation named "Orion."
• Professor Neha Singh claimed the robot was developed by the university's Centre of Excellence with a Rs 350 crore AI investment.
• Netizens quickly identified "Orion" as a commercially available Chinese robot, leading to a social media firestorm and an X Community Note.
• MeitY intervened, cutting power to the pavilion, evicting the university, and emphasizing no tolerance for plagiarism or misinformation.