# Figure AI's White House Moment Obscures Family's Defense AI Startup Testing Lethal Drones

- slug: figure-ais-white-house-moment-obscures-familys-defense-ai-startup-testing-lethal-drones
- date: 2026-03-26
- category: Robotics

The day Figure AI's Figure 03 humanoid robot walked into the White House beside Melania Trump, the company's stock line practically wrote itself: political legitimacy, American-made branding, a multilingually-greeted summit on education and technology.

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