But not only has the lifelike device been mistaken for a real person - she's also been deemed 'sexy' by those who have seen her.
Named Actroid F, the 5ft 6in machine looks like a human being, blinks, responds to eye contact and recognises body language.
Robots are being built that look more and more convincing so researcher Dr David Silvera-Tawil wanted to find out if Geminoid F can be told apart from an actual person.
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One viewer wrote: "I wish they had these before I married my ex-wife."
Another added: "Is it weird if I think she's cute?"
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It turns out imagining being in front of an android and a human and not being able to identify which one is real really is a scary thought - which is why Hollywood has been tapping into the idea for decades.
The 1973 film Westworld depicted a fictional robotic tourist destination where, after a safety malfunction, the robots go on a killing spree.
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The geminoid - so-called because it is an identical replica of humans and operates remotely - was developed by renowned robot designer Professor Yoshio Matsumoto at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tokyo.
Dr Silvera-Tawil, a Mexican-born roboticist, said he also wanted to discover if the rapidly emerging industry would benefit from manufacturing androids despite frightening people or if it's better to continue with less life-like machines.
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In the first experiment Actroid F and a person were seated next to each other - both wearing the same outfit - and a participant had five seconds to identify which one of the two was a real human.
The next part involved two humans sitting side by side - and roughly half the participants said they could not confirm who the robot was, said Dr Silvera-Tawil.
The investigation is not over and he said the next step is to study if a human being can get used to interacting with android geminoids in the long-term by reducing the fear and anxiety they produce.
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Chan plays a servile 'synth' called Anita, who a family buy thinking she is brand new. She is in fact called Mia, and is a conscious synth who has been kidnapped and hacked with new software.
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