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.
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]
Batman & Robin	1997	[8]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	2016	[9]
Basket Case 3: The Progeny	1992	[10]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	2022	[11]
Captain America: Civil War	2016	[12]
District 9	2009	[13]
Edge of Tomorrow	2014	[14]
Elysium	2013	[14]
Exo-Man	1977	[15]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	2009	[16]
The Guyver	1991
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn	2012	[17]
Invasion	2020
Iron Man	2008	[1]
Iron Man 2	2010	[1]
Iron Man 3	2013	[18]
The Master Mystery	1919	[19]
Spider-Man: Homecoming	2017	[20]
Star Kid	1998	[21]
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder	2008	[8]
The Tuxedo	2002	[8]
The Wolverine	2013	[22]
The Wrong Trousers	1993	[23]

See also

• List of films featuring mechas

Notes

1. • Films featuring cyborgs are distinct from those featuring exoskeletons, and such films include RoboCop, its sequels, and the remake.
   • Films featuring mechas are also distinct; such films include Pacific Rim and Robot Jox.

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. 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. 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. 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. "Science Takes One Step Closer To Halo's Spartan Armor". New Scientist.
14. 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.
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16. Hall, Kevin (August 18, 2009). "The 10 most badass sci-fi battlesuits ever". DVICE. Syfy. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
17. "Science Takes One Step Closer To Halo's Spartan Armor". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
18. McDonald, Glenn (May 3, 2013). "Science vs. Fiction: A Real Iron Man Suit?". Discovery News. Discovery Channel. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
19. 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.
20. Lussier, Germain (April 24, 2017). "Our Best Look Yet at Iron Man's New Suit From Spider-Man: Homecoming". io9. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
21. Gates, Anita (January 16, 1998). "Film Review; Wimp to Superwimp: It's His Strong Suit". The New York Times.
22. Harrison, Eddie (July 24, 2013). "The Wolverine". The List. The List. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
23. Roland, Denise (July 8, 2014). "Techno trousers that give wheelchair users chance to walk again". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 26, 2014.