While it may look eerily like her, the Mark I does not possess her acting chops. The robot currently only offers a set of canned phrases and movements in response to verbal commands, though that's still really impressive considering that Ma is completely self-taught.

"I figured I should just do it when the timing is right and realise my dream," Ma told Reuters. "If I realise my dream, I will have no regrets in life." Ma hopes to sell his prototype to an investor and use the funds to build more and better robots.