Powered armour goes by many names in science fiction – including exosuit, assisted armour, jacket and exoskeleton. As readers we might quibble about the terminology, but we can all agree on one thing: it’s damned cool. Armoured suits are an element of SF that frequently catches the public’s imagination. Join me on a tour de force of the ten most iconic suits in SF history… The powered exoskeleton shown in 2013’s Elysium is bolted directly to the user, and must be hardwired to the brain.
