Military Wearable-Tech: The Iron Man Becomes Real…


Science fiction has always been a source of inspiration not only for the Hollywood filmmakers, but also for the real scientists and engineers. The robots, lasers, lab-grown organs and many more inventions and technologies that have come to the real world were initially just visionary ideas of the futurists.

As the technology continues to advance with an amazing speed, human imagination is proving to be the only limit. Not surprisingly, today the technicians find inspiration for tech innovations even in comic's heroes and toys, such as the Marvel’s Iron Man. Many of those incredible technologies shown in the Iron Man movies are not a fantasy anymore; they are becoming reality.

At the beginning of this year the U.S. army announced that the Iron Man-like suits could be ready for testing and supplied for the U.S. special operations forces this summer. The super-tech clothing called the Tactical Assault Light OperatorSuit (TALOS) was engineered by the scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

TALOS is a high-tech suit of armor which is designed to give Superman abilities and greater ballistic protection to soldiers. The suit is combined with smart wearable devices that promote soldier’s efficiency and protection: wearable computers with cameras that have software analyzing tactical environments, displaying personalized information and tasks. The clothing includes smart sensors that measure and transmit physiological parameters, such as, blood pressure, body temperature, and automatically adjusts the temperature inside the suit accordingly. The suits also include emergency medical functions which: monitoring oxygen systems and other vitals, wound status, then the suit compensates to enhance performance. Finally, combat suit can be loaded up with advanced weapons to provide that extra edge.
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