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The British Army has recruited Terminator-style robots to help train soldiers in battleground scenarios.
If the soldier becomes angry, the robot, called SimStriker, can become hostile and fire BB pellets from its abdomen. In contrast, a calmer soldier will help control the situation.
In one battleground scenario, soldiers must face SimStriker in a village where locals need food, electricity and medical supplies, The Telegraph reports.
It comes amid a move to use better technology and AI to prepare for complex future warfare. Pictured: Soldiers in Salisbury demonstrate the EXO Insight glasses which are an eye tracking virtual behaviour monitoring system
Army trainers can also manually alter the robot's mood from a control room if they want to make the scenario more challenging for the soldier.
It is an unprecedented breakthrough in technology for the army, who can now train its soldiers against a 'thinking' enemy. Soldiers are used to training with static wooden targets.
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