List of films featuring powered exoskeletons

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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]

Contents

List of films

FilmYearRef.
Aliens 1986 [1]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014 [3]
The Ambushers 1967 [4]
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
The Avengers 2012 [5]
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 [6]
Avengers: Endgame 2019
Avengers: Infinity War 2018 [7]
Basket Case 3: The Progeny 1992 [8]
Batman & Robin 1997 [9]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 [10]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 [11]
Captain America: Civil War 2016 [12]
District 9 2009 [13]
Edge of Tomorrow 2014 [13]
Elysium 2013 [13]
Exo-Man 1977 [14]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 [15]
The Guyver 1991
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn 2012 [16]
Invasion 2020
Iron Man 2008 [1]
Iron Man 2 2010 [1]
Iron Man 3 2013 [17]
The Master Mystery 1919 [18]
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017 [19]
Star Kid 1998 [20]
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 2008 [9]
The Tuxedo 2002 [9]
The Wolverine 2013 [21]
The Wrong Trousers 1993 [22]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑
    • Cyborgs refer to beings with both organic and biomechatronic parts, and are distinct from exoskeletons. A person wearing an exoskeleton is generally not a cyborg. Thus, films featuring cyborgs, such as RoboCop , are not listed here.
    • Mechas refer to giant robots such as humanoid walking vehicles that are piloted by people, and are distinct from exoskeletons. Thus, films featuring mechas, such as Pacific Rim and Robot Jox, are not listed here.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (April 29, 2013). "Exoskeletons, Lasers, and Jet Packs: How to Be a Real-Life Iron Man". Wired . Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ 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 20, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Cole, Tom (August 5, 2011). "Attack of the Killer Bs: Basket Case 3 (1992)". Radio Times . Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Davis, Brandon (August 19, 2021). "Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams to Debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Marr, Chris (April 26, 2016). "Making sense of Iron Man's science". sciencewa.net.au. ScienceNetwork Western Australia. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 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.
  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. ↑ Hall, Kevin (August 18, 2009). "The 10 most badass sci-fi battlesuits ever". DVICE. Syfy . Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Science Takes One Step Closer To Halo's Spartan Armor". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  17. ↑ McDonald, Glenn (May 3, 2013). "Science vs. Fiction: A Real Iron Man Suit?". Discovery News. Discovery Channel . Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Lussier, Germain (April 24, 2017). "Our Best Look Yet at Iron Man's New Suit From Spider-Man: Homecoming". io9 . Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  20. ↑ Gates, Anita (January 16, 1998). "Film Review; Wimp to Superwimp: It's His Strong Suit". The New York Times .
  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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