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 Ref.
Aliens1986[1]
The Amazing Spider-Man 22014[3]
The Ambushers1967[4]
Avatar2009[5]
The Avengers2012[6]
Avengers: Age of Ultron2015[7]
Avengers: Infinity War2018[7]
Batman & Robin1997[8]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016[9]
Basket Case 3: The Progeny1992[10]
Captain America: Civil War2016[11]
District 92009[12]
Edge of Tomorrow2014[5]
Elysium2013[5]
Exo-Man1977[13]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009[12]
Gulliver's Travels2010[14]
Iron Man2008[1]
Iron Man 22010[1]
Iron Man 32013[15]
The Matrix Reloaded2003[16]
The Matrix Revolutions2003[16]
Spider-Man: Homecoming2017[17]
Star Kid1998[18]
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder2008[8]
The Master Mystery1919[19]
The Tuxedo2002[8]
The Wolverine2013[20]
The Wrong Trousers1993[21]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑

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. 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.
  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. 1 2 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. 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.
  9. ↑ Cowden, Catarina. "Why Batman Has A Mech Suit In Batman V Superman".
  10. ↑ Cole, Tom (August 5, 2011). "Attack of the Killer Bs: Basket Case 3 (1992)". Radio Times. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ Marr, Chris (April 26, 2016). "Making sense of Iron Man's science". sciencewa.net.au. ScienceNetwork Western Australia. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Hall, Kevin (August 18, 2009). "The 10 most badass sci-fi battlesuits ever". DVICE. Syfy. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Failes, Ian (January 9, 2011). "Gulliver's travelling mattes, green screen & fluid sims". fxguide. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ McDonald, Glenn (May 3, 2013). "Science vs. Fiction: A Real Iron Man Suit?". Discovery News. Discovery Channel. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  16. 1 2 Starr, Michelle (July 9, 2013). "Get your own Alien Exosuit, kinda". CNET Australia. CNET. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  17. ↑ Lussier, Germain (April 24, 2017). "Our Best Look Yet at Iron Man's New Suit From Spider-Man: Homecoming". io9. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  18. ↑ Gates, Anita (January 16, 1998). "Film Review; Wimp to Superwimp: It's His Strong Suit". The New York Times.
  19. ↑ Dudenhoeffer, Erik. Anatomy of the Superhero Film. X-Ray. into. the. Ecto-Prosthetic. Superbody. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-57922-1. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  20. ↑ Harrison, Eddie (July 24, 2013). "The Wolverine". The List. The List. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  21. ↑ 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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