Figure AI robot 'Figure' walks with Melania Trump to greet guests
The United States first lady, Mrs. Melania Trump, hosted a historic event on Wednesday where she welcomed representatives from 45 nations at the White House alongside "Figur," an advanced humanoid developed by company Figure AI that walked and greeted visitors while speaking eleven different tongues including Bangla to mark its debut in over four continents
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1US First Lady Melania Trump hosted representatives from 45 countries at an event focused on empowering children with education.
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2The first humanoid robot guest was Figure AI's model named 'Figure 3'.
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3"Figure 03" walked alongside the First Lady and greeted attendees in multiple languages, including Bangla.
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The United States hosted its first humanoid robot guest at an event for 45 countries focused on empowering children.
— [Mar 26, 09:13] Meet Figure AIMelania Trump appeared alongside the human-like 'Figure' to greet guests in multiple languages during a global summit aimed at improving education and technology access worldwide.
The White House hosted Figure 3's debut as a humanoid robot guest at an international summit to promote artificial intelligence and children's education. The event highlighted the growing U.S. focus on robotics, featuring technology from Nvidia-backed startup Figure AI which recently raised over $1 billion in funding led by Parkway Venture Capital.
Figure AI's humanoid robot named "Figure 03" walked alongside First Lady Melania Trump at this week's White House summit, marking its debut as the company's third-generation general-purpose platform designed for everyday environments. The appearance highlighted a vision where artificial intelligence transitions from software to physical machines capable of performing human-like tasks such as acting as intelligent tutors in classrooms and assisting people across various settings.