A.I.-enhanced wearable exoskeletons being developed to turn soldiers into “Iron Man”

The idea of using an electronic exosuit or exoskeleton in order to gain certain physical abilities is nothing new. It has been the stuff of science fiction for the past several decades. Now a group of researchers have thought of adding one more ingredient into the mix, in the hopes that it could further improve current state-of-the-art exosuits.

The researchers from Harvard University have decided to add Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning to provide users of future exoskeletons with much-needed assistance depending on what task they are trying to perform. Although crude and rather limited in its current implementation, this kind of development is what could eventually lead to the existence of digital robot assistants like Jarvis from the movie Iron Man.