Ask HN: Who is a Superhero backed by an engineering marvel?

1 points by avnerner 3y ago ↗ HN

I re-watched an old Ironman movie recently, this made me think, Jan-2023, how far are we from people wondering around cities with superhero powers backed by some engineering ingenuity? A super strong robotic arm ? Gun that hits a target by touching some screen and hitting OK? .. or is it already here and I just missed the memo ??

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version_five 3y ago ↗

Soldiers would be the obvious real world example. Or drones.

yef 3y ago ↗

Pretty much everyone in a developed country. Just zoom out your time perspective. I'll go ahead and say paramedics, but there are examples all over the place.