Tech | September 29, 2010 | 55 comments

Iron Man-style suit "to feature in war within 5 years"

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A robotic suit that gives the wearer superhero-like strength will be used by soldiers in war zones within the next five years, according to the firm behind them.

The XOS2 suit (pronouced "exos") allows the user to carry 11 stone (70kg) without breaking a sweat and punch through four planks of wood at once. Annoyingly, it won't be easy for any budding vigilantes to get their hands on one; it's being developed for the military with two applications in mind. The combat variant will be a waste-down suit designed to help with supporting heaving backpacks, while the logistics version is a full suit intended to be used for carrying supplies and heavy equipment, like tank shells.

Test engineer Rex Jameson, from Raytheon, the company behind the suit said: "If you push at the boards (planks), you are, like, "I'm never going to be able to do that" but then you walk up and do it and away they go."

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