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What is an armed soldier exoskeleton? Is it a robot or a human? It’s neither a robot nor a human, it’s a combination of both. Most probably everyone has seen the movie Iron Man in which there was an Iron Man suit; it is the same as that. The United States Special Operations Command, with the cooperation of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Harvard, is presently inventing a Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), which is a battery-powered exoskeleton intended to be worn by fighters to enhance strength, endurance and ergonomics [28].

Notwithstanding a strong exoskeleton that bolsters the administrator, the suit includes physiological and organic sensors, actuators that fill in as the muscles to control the suit, processors and PCs, a cap with advanced presentation and different correspondence frameworks.

TALOS and other exoskeletons being created in nations such as Europe, China, and Russia, will help support soldiers when walking long distances or carry heavy loads, including casualties. Additionally, they can possibly offer ballistic and bomb protection in an assault [27].

By conserving human energy and reducing injuries, soldiers will be able to keep moving longer, reducing the amount of down time, which is a huge military advantage. Regardless of some lingering issues, the work on the main model is expected to be finished by the end of 2018. The connection between robots and the military is experiencing some dramatic changes. Rightly or wrongly, this forward-moving innovation is changing how countries handle defense, from observing enemy activity and completing missions to who we send into battle.

Be that as it may, while robots utilized in military positions can help decrease costs, empower efficiencies and spare lives when on our side, when in the hands of the foe, or whenever given an excess of self-rule, they could introduce new dangers which could be deadlier. Therefore, new ethical protocols need to be developed to decrease the dangers.

Armed soldier exoskeletons, which are a combination of humans and robots, are shown in Figure 3.10 [21].

Figure 3.10 Armed soldier exoskeletons.