Chinese Company Produces Real Life Ironman Suit

The incredible suit looks a lot like the outfit worn by Tony Stark in the hit movies, but it’s a real life invention. This might look like something out of a Marvel movie, but the massive exoskeleton is actually real.

The prototype ‘mecha-exosuit’ is a nod to the Robert Downey Jr Iron Man blockbusters as it’s been put together by a team who are thrilled by comic books and cartoons. The NK-01 has been showcased in Beijing by its proud owners, Chinese tech-company FutureWise.

And much like Iron Man, the incredible invention can even be piloted by a person wearing the suit. The grey, silver and black colour scheme even echoes Iron Man’s fellow suit wearer War Machine, who features in the forthcoming Marvel film Civil War.

Han Lei, FutureWise’s CEO explained:

When we were young my team and I loved watching robot cartoons.  Many Chinese people… were influenced by Western and Japanese animations such as Transformers,” he continued. “So, we teamed up to work on this project.”

The 32-year-old is leading a team of 17 in Beijing’s Zhongguancun tech area.  Don’t get any Tony Stark ideas of fighting super villains, though.

The firm has stated that the suits will be mainly “entertainment performance” products.

Source: Mirror