Canadian engineer James Hobson, known as the Hacksmith, has demonstrated superhuman strength by lifting a Mini Cooper off the ground using a homemade exoskeleton. The suit, built in his garage, features powerful pneumatic legs that raised the 2,524 lb (1,145 kg) car a clear foot off the ground.
The exoskeleton's cylinders generate 125 PSI and can lift over 800 lbs (360 kg) each. Hobson previously built an upper body exoskeleton inspired by the film Elysium, which allowed him to lift a 170 lb (80 kg) barbell and later 275 lb (125 kg) Olympic weights on television.
Hobson has since quit his job as a product developer to work on the mechanical suit full-time. He plans to combine the upper and lower body components into a versatile full-body exoskeleton and hopes to eventually create a suit that can fly, challenging his YouTube subscribers to help him recreate a scene from Iron Man.
