The controversy erupted when videos surfaced from the summit floor featuring Professor Neha Singh showcasing a Unitree Go2 robotic dog and a foam-based drone. In the footage, which circulated rapidly across social media platforms, the professor described the sophisticated hardware as having been "developed" at the university’s own research center. Industry experts and attendees quickly identified the robot as a commercially available product from Unitree, a well-known robotics firm, leading to immediate concerns regarding the integrity of the university’s exhibit.
Responding to the growing backlash and the potential for widespread misinformation, summit organizers intervened on Wednesday, directing the university to remove its stall to preserve the event's professional standards. The university’s administration has since moved into damage-control mode. Registrar Nitin Kumar Gaur addressed the incident by attributing the claims to a "wording mistake" by the faculty member, suggesting that "camera enthusiasm" in the heat of the moment led to the inaccurate description of the exhibits. While the university has complied with the organizers' mandate and vacated the premises, the registrar assured that internal measures would be taken to prevent such lapses in the future.
This incident has cast a shadow over Galgotias University’s legitimate technological contributions, including their significant investments in high-end infrastructure like an NVIDIA supercomputer. It serves as a stark reminder of the rigorous scrutiny facing educational institutions in the age of viral media. While the university maintains that its intentions were not to deceive, the expulsion highlights a zero-tolerance policy for misattribution at national-level forums. As the AI Impact Summit continues, the conversation has shifted toward the necessity of transparent reporting and the ethical responsibilities of academic bodies when presenting "innovation" on the public stage.
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