"These robots can barely handle walking, and tech bros will have you believe every job is at risk of being replaced."

WASHINGTON >> A humanoid robot walked down a red-carpeted White House hallway on Wednesday, accompanying first lady Melania Trump into an event where she urged greater use of artificial intelligence in education.

First lady Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a Figure 03 robot to promote the use of artificial intelligence in education.

Figure AI's humanoid robot appears at the White House. This sparked debate over whether it marks the first true humanoid robot visit in US history.

The Figure 03 robot, which is not currently available for direct-to-consumer purchase, works through a vision-language-action AI model.

Figure 03 joined Melania Trump at a White House summit, marking what AP described as the first humanoid robot guest at the event.

First lady Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters but all eyes — and cameras — were trained on her humanoid companion on Wednesday. The humanoid accompanied the first lady as she arrived at the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world through her Fostering the Future Together global initiative.

The first lady shared the spotlight with the robot to promote the use of artificial intelligence in education.