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Washington: A humanoid robot walked down a red-carpeted White House hallway on Wednesday, accompanying first lady Melania Trump<\/a> to an event where she urged greater use of artificial intelligence in education.<\/p>\n The human-shaped robot<\/a>, which introduced itself as \u201cFigure 03\u201d, joined Trump in the East Room to welcome dozens of first spouses from around the world, including Brigitte Macron<\/a>, to the technology-focused \u201cFostering the Future Together\u201d summit.<\/p>\n \u201cI am grateful to be part of this historic movement to empower children with technology and education,\u201d the robot said, greeting guests in 11 languages.<\/p>\n Melania Trump said Figure 03 was the first American-made humanoid guest at the White House, and used its appearance to promote the need for governments and major technology companies to work together to use AI for student instruction.<\/p>\n \u201cVery soon, artificial intelligence will move from our mobile phones to humanoids that deliver utility,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The first lady, a former model, described how, in the near future, a hypothetical humanoid teacher could quickly access classical studies, mathematics and other subjects to deliver personalised education to students based on their learning speed and \u201cemotional state\u201d.<\/p>\n US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who is carrying out President Donald Trump\u2019s agenda of downsizing the federal education department, smiled from the front row as the first lady talked about shaking up education.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can accelerate civilisation\u2019s march forward when enterprise delivers innovation, government creates scale, and our capital markets finance the distribution of these emerging technologies,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n The president\u2019s wife also warned of technological dangers, a concern echoed by France\u2019s first lady Brigitte Macron, who touted her country\u2019s moves to restrict screen time and social media<\/a> for children.<\/p>\n Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump appointed Meta chief executive Mark \u200cZuckerberg, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh in on AI The president has framed AI as \u200ba defining arena of strategic competition with China, which has been showcasing its own cutting-edge humanoid robots as Beijing pushes to dominate the emerging field.<\/p>\n The first lady noted the global competition over intellectual property and said embracing AI-directed learning would add to America\u2019s \u201clong-term economic superiority\u201d.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"First](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c614c7497cbbe15f678de36ae468ebaca2b0fcef.jpeg\")
First lady Melania Trump arrives alongside humanoid robot, Figure 03.AP<\/p>\n
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French first lady Brigitte Macron spoke alongside Melania Trump at the White House event. AP<\/p>\n