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Iron Man hits our shores in just under a month’s time… and while the masses gear up for it, there is currently a real life version already developing in Utah… its called the XOS Exoskeleton.

My mate Dave advised me about this from Popular Science… and holy crap it looks awesome!

Here’s a segment of the article on Popular Science:

He could easily knock a nearby coder to the floor, or fling one over a desk—but even more impressive, he could do it all day. To show off his superhuman endurance, he walks over to a weight rack and yanks down a bar loaded with 200 pounds. Then he does it again. And again. He stops somewhere around 50, but he’s been known to rip through 500 reps in a row. Even then, he quits out of boredom, not fatigue.

Click on the jump to see the video of the suit in action.

Here’s a video of the XOS Exoskeleton in action:

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