Zuckerberg to become IRON MAN as he unveils plans to build robot

He admitted he was inspired by Tony Stark's all-knowing JARVIS from the Iron Man films.

He said: "My personal challenge for 2016 is to build a simple AI to run my home and help me with my work.

"You can think of it kind of like Jarvis in Iron Man.”

Marvel explored AI through Tony Stark's home computing system.

Despite the dire turn the home computing system took in the films, Mr Zuckerberg has been inspired by the invention.

Mr Zuckerberg will start the project by looking at existing technology.

He will then begin teaching the robot to understand his voice so it can control everything in his home, such as music, lights and temperature.

His plans also include teaching the assistant to let friends into his home by looking at their faces when they ring the doorbell.

The philanthropist continued: "I'll teach it to let me know if anything is going on in Max's room that I need to check on when I'm not with her.

"On the work side, it'll help me visualise data in VR to help me build better services and lead my organisations more effectively.”

Other challenges Mr Zuckerberg has taken on in recent years have included reading two books every month and learning Mandarin.

(dailystar.co.uk)