List of films featuring powered exoskeletons

There is a body of feature films, mainly live-action, featuring powered exoskeletons.[note 1] Popular Mechanics said the growth of visual effects at the start of the 21st century allowed for such exoskeletons to be featured more prominently in live-action films.[1] LiveScience said in 2013 that it was fairly common to see powered exoskeletons in films and that it helped educate the public about potential real-life use.[2]

List of films
Film Year Name Ref.
Aliens1986Power Loader Exoskeleton[1]
The Amazing Spider-Man 22014Rhino Suit[3]
The Ambushers1967[4]
Avatar2009Amplified Mobility Suit[5]
The Avengers2012Iron Man Suit[6]
Avengers: Age of Ultron2015Iron Man Suit, Hulkbuster, War Machine[7]
Avengers: Infinity War2018Iron Man Suit, War Machine, Hulkbuster[8]
Avengers: Endgame2019Iron Man Suit, War Machine, Iron Spider
Batman & Robin1997[9]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016[10]
Basket Case 3: The Progeny1992[11]
Captain America: Civil War2016Iron Man Suit, War Machine[12]
District 92009Biosuit[13]
Edge of Tomorrow2014Combat Jackets[5]
Elysium2013Exosuits[5]
Exo-Man1977[14]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009Delta 6 Accelerator Suit[13]
Gulliver's Travels2010[15]
Iron Man2008Iron Man Suit, War Machine[1]
Iron Man 22010Iron Man Suit[1]
Iron Man 32013Iron Man Suit[16]
The Matrix Reloaded2003Armoured Personnel Unit[17]
The Matrix Revolutions2003Armoured Personnel Unit[17]
Spider-Man: Homecoming2017Iron Man Suit[18]
Star Kid1998Cyber Suit[19]
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder2008UFC Battle Suit[9]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014Robotic Samurai Suit
The Guyver1991
The Master Mystery1919[20]
The Tuxedo2002[9]
The Wolverine2013Silver Samurai Suit[21]
The Wrong Trousers1993Techno-Trousers[22]

See also

Notes

References
  1. Sofge, Erik (April 8, 2010). "A History of Iron Men: Science Fiction's 5 Most Iconic Exoskeletons". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  2. Scharr, Jillian (August 9, 2013). "The Real Tech Behind 'Elysium' Exoskeletons". LiveScience. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  3. Kramer, Miriam (May 1, 2014). "Spidey Science: 4 Bits of Real Science in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'". LiveScience. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  4. Pope, Gregory T. (December 1992). "Power Suits". Discover.
  5. Liptak, Andrew (December 10, 2017). "18 suits of power armor from science fiction you don't want to meet on the battlefield". The Verge. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  6. McMillan, Graeme (April 29, 2013). "Exoskeletons, Lasers, and Jet Packs: How to Be a Real-Life Iron Man". Wired. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  7. Keyes, Rob (March 18, 2014). "First Look At Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch & Hulkbuster Designs in 'The Avengers 2′". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. Turner, Karen (April 30, 2018). "Avengers: Infinity War's superheroes, explained by an evolutionary biologist". Vox. Retrieved October 31, 2018. Iron Man’s armor acts as an exoskeleton, but it’s also a prosthetic. The Arc Reactor powers that exoskeleton and also keeps the shrapnel out of Tony Stark’s heart, very literally keeping him alive.
  9. Saathoff, Evan (August 9, 2013). "The Most Awesome Mech Suits in Action/Sci-Fi History". Fandango.com. Fandango. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  10. Cowden, Catarina. "Why Batman Has A Mech Suit In Batman V Superman".
  11. Cole, Tom (August 5, 2011). "Attack of the Killer Bs: Basket Case 3 (1992)". Radio Times. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  12. Marr, Chris (April 26, 2016). "Making sense of Iron Man's science". sciencewa.net.au. ScienceNetwork Western Australia. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  13. Hall, Kevin (August 18, 2009). "The 10 most badass sci-fi battlesuits ever". DVICE. Syfy. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  14. Terrace, Larrie (2002). Crime Fighting Heroes of Television: Over 10,000 Facts from 151 Shows, 1949-2001. McFarland. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-0-7864-8445-4.
  15. Failes, Ian (January 9, 2011). "Gulliver's travelling mattes, green screen & fluid sims". fxguide. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  16. McDonald, Glenn (May 3, 2013). "Science vs. Fiction: A Real Iron Man Suit?". Discovery News. Discovery Channel. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  17. Starr, Michelle (July 9, 2013). "Get your own Alien Exosuit, kinda". CNET Australia. CNET. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  18. Lussier, Germain (April 24, 2017). "Our Best Look Yet at Iron Man's New Suit From Spider-Man: Homecoming". io9. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  19. Gates, Anita (January 16, 1998). "Film Review; Wimp to Superwimp: It's His Strong Suit". The New York Times.
  20. Dudenhoeffer, Larrie (2017). "An X-Ray into the Ecto-Prosthetic Superbody". Anatomy of the Superhero Film. Springer. p. 234. ISBN 978-3-319-57922-1.
  21. Harrison, Eddie (July 24, 2013). "The Wolverine". The List. The List. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  22. Roland, Denise (July 8, 2014). "Techno trousers that give wheelchair users chance to walk again". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
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