The robot was created by 4GD, a company set up by two former royal marines which provides combat training to soldiers through using virtual reality and special effects.
It has plans to develop the robot even further by virtually simulating organs on its torso to more realistically demonstrate battlefield injuries.
James Crowley, 4GD business development director, said: “Although it gives the impression of a terminator, unlike the movie we aren’t trying to subordinate soldiers to a robot. Rather, we want to use a robot to enhance the soldier.
“We want to use it to bring the training environment as close to the operating environment as possible. That’s why it shouts, talks and fires back. It is a leap forward in how the military can train for urban environments.”
The robot is a move away from static wooden targets which are still widely used to train soldiers for urban fighting.
Mr Crowley added that this “new generation of smart adversaries has increased the realism and effectiveness of soldier training”.
He hopes SimStriker will be rolled out across the military in future.