India Got Caught Passing Off a Chinese Robot as Their Own at a Major AI Summit and It's Incredibly Embarrassing

India is hosting what's supposed to be the biggest AI event ever held in the developing world - the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. World leaders are there. Tech CEOs are there. Prime Minister Modi himself is attending.

And then... this happened.

Galgotia's University showed up with a robot dog at their expo booth. Cool, right? Except it wasn't their robot dog. It was a Chinese-made robot that they were apparently trying to pass off as their own creation.

India's government was not amused. Officials told the university to pack up and leave the summit immediately. Their staff and officials were seen clearing out their booth in what has to be one of the most cringe-worthy moments in tech conference history.

The irony here is thick. India has been trying to position itself as a serious AI player on the world stage. This summit was supposed to showcase Indian innovation. Instead, the biggest story coming out of it is about a fake robot dog.

The summit itself is actually a huge deal - it runs from February 16-20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi and has attracted global tech leaders and heads of state, including the Spanish Prime Minister. It's been billed as the first major AI gathering hosted in the Global South.

But now? Everyone's talking about the robot dog scandal. That's the problem with trying to fake innovation - in the age of the internet, you will absolutely get caught.

As reported by Reuters.

Source: Reuters