Hyundai is building an 'Iron Man' suit

The company posted a series of photos and some scant information about a wearable robot it's building on its blog on Wednesday

The exoskeleton looks nothing like Stark's suit, but the Marvel superhero is clearly an inspiration. 

In the page announcing the project, Hyundai repeatedly references Iron Man's suit, more or less wondering if people realized that the wearable robot they've only seen in movies is actually being developed by Hyundai.

Hyundai's wearable robot is being designed to work in a variety of scenarios, including manufacturing, where Hyundai believes it can help increase productivity, while lowering the incidence of injuries.

Like the Iron Man suit, Hyundai's exoskeleton will give the wearer super-lifting strength. Hyundai wrote that it can lift "hundreds of kilograms," would could translate to 600 pounds of lifting strength.

Since the entire suit weighs roughly 50 kilograms (110 pounds), it could be useful in defense, where pilots can "move quickly over long distances."

It's also being developed to help paraplegics walk again, and aid the elderly become more mobile and even stand for longer periods of time.