As first lady, Melania Trump promotes opportunities for foster children, argues for the eradication of online bullying and often travels to military bases in support of soldiers and their families. She is also very into robots.

In the meantime, Brett Adcock’s claim is plausible. This really may have been the first humanoid robot in the White House. For good measure, Gizmodo has reached out to the White House Historical Association ( which is a private nonprofit) to get an expert’s take. We will update if we hear back.

Amazon recently announced that it has purchased Fauna -- a maker of humanoid robots. Fauna's Sprout robot won't be taking over duties at Amazon's factories any time soon, but it will serve other purposes.