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.

Fauna's first product, called Sprout, is a $50,000 bipedal robot that's 3 feet, 6 inches tall and designed to be "approachable and human-friendly."