Melania Trump walks side by side with humanoid robot at White House summit
The article describes First Lady Melania Trump's interaction with a humanoid AI robot, Figure 03, at an education summit. It details the robot's capabilities, its development by the company Figure, and potential applications in labor and education. The article notes the robot is not currently marketed for educational use and mentions the Trump administration's interest in similar robots for military purposes.
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“First lady Melania Trump walked side by side with a sleek, black-and-white faceless figure during an education summit at the White House.”
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Multiple independent web sources (IBTimes, YouTube, and news articles) confirm Melania Trump walked alongside a humanoid robot at a White House event. Wikipedia entries about Melania Trump and the White House provide contextual corroboration.
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— Melania Knauss Trump (born Melanija Knavs; April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025, a role she previously held from 2017 to 2…
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— As of 2025, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has been the subject of four official portraits, two of which were official presidential portraits for his first and second …
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— Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“The faceless figure was a humanoid AI robot known as Figure 03.”
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Three web sources (IBTimes, YouTube, and news articles) explicitly identify the faceless figure as Figure 03, a humanoid AI robot. Wikipedia entries about Figure AI provide contextual support.
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— Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a theoretical type of artificial intelligence that matches or surpasses human capabilities across virtually all cognitive tasks.
Beyond AGI, artificial superin…
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— Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and dec…
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— Figure AI, Inc. is an American robotics company developing humanoid robots that operate via artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2022 by Brett Adcock. As of late 2025, its estimated val…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_AI
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“Videos from the summit show the robot mechanically strolling next to the first lady and welcoming attendees in multiple languages.”
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Three web sources describe the robot performing mechanical movements and greeting attendees in multiple languages. Wikipedia entries about Figure AI corroborate the robot's capabilities.
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— Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The five events took place between 6–22 February 2014. For the first time at the Winter Olympics, a …
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— Figure AI, Inc. is an American robotics company developing humanoid robots that operate via artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2022 by Brett Adcock. As of late 2025, its estimated val…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_AI
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— Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The events took place between 14 and 27 February 2010.
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo (CHN…
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“The robot was created by the AI robotics company Figure, one of the top companies in the AI sub-industry.”
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“Figure surpassed $1 billion in funding, including investments from Nvidia and LG Technology Ventures.”
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“CEO Brett Adcock stated the robot made 'history as the first humanoid robot in the White House.'”
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“The robot is 5'8" and weighs approximately 135 pounds, with mesh fabric and cameras in its hands.”
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“The robot includes tactile sensors and is marketed as an autonomous tool for household tasks.”
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“Promotional videos show the robot performing tasks like loading a dishwasher and folding clothes.”
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“The summit focused on AI and education, with the first lady addressing 45 female world leaders about AI benefits for youth.”
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“Figure 03 uses a vision-language-action (VLA) model called Helix for task execution.”
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“Figure AI does not have active contracts with the federal government.”
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“The Trump administration has explored using humanoid robots as potential military aides.”
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“Previous Figure robots like Figure 02 focus on manual labor tasks.”
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“Adcock stated robots could address U.S. labor shortages by reducing labor costs.”
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