The internet is buzzing about Melania Trump walking alongside an AI robot at the White House.
According to a video shared by CSPAN via X, the first lady was accompanied by the Figure 3 robot while hosting a summit at the White House on Wednesday, March 25. The device was created by robotics company Figure and is powered by AI.
Trump wore a white suit as she walked down the hallway alongside the black-and-white humanoid robot, which matched her pace on its own two legs. Once getting to the end of the hallway, Trump stopped and let the robot proceed to the discussion area, where it addressed the audience.
“Thank you first lady Melania Trump for inviting me to the White House. It is an honor to be at Foster the Future Together’s global coalition inaugural meeting,” the bot said. “I’m Figure 3, a humanoid built in the United States of America. I am grateful to be part of this historic movement to empower children with technology and education.”
The robot then waved as it greeted the crowd in multiple languages before leaving the room.
Social media users wasted no time sharing their thoughts on the introduction after the video was shared.
“We all know how this ends. But it’s fine. I’m sure it’s fine,” one user joked, including a GIF from the Terminator movies. (In the iconic franchise, a cybernetic assassin is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor, whose son saves humanity from a hostile AI entity.)
Another person tweeted, “Oh it’s real, I thought it was an AI generated video 🤯.”
Others poked fun at how the robot walked, comparing its stride to actual humans.
“Which one is the robot? 👀,” one user wrote, while another retorted, “It walks just like Joe Biden.”
Melania returned to the White House alongside her husband, President Donald Trump, after he won the 2024 election, defeating former vice president Kamala Harris.
Wednesday’s summit was held to promote the development of safe, effective educational technologies for children. According to Figure’s website, the new humanoid robot can handle “household tasks like laundry, cleaning and doing dishes, all autonomously.”
While celebrating the “distinct honor” of being joined by group leaders for the Fostering the Future Together summit, Melania poked fun at her new robot companion.
“It’s fair to state you are my first American-made humanoid guest in the White House,” she teased.
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