India, Feb. 20 -- What was meant to be a high-tech showcase at the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam quickly spiralled into a viral comedy of errors for Galgotias University.

The drama began when professor Neha Singh introduced the university's latest "innovations" to the media: a robotic dog named 'Orion' and a specialised soccer drone. The claim? Both gadgets were supposedly developed "in-house" by the university's Centre of Excellence.

However, within hours, internet users identified 'Orion' as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available robot from China. The "indigenous" drone was also unmasked as a Korean-made Striker V3 ARF.

Following the backlash, the university issued an apology, distancing itself from the claims. They bl...