Powered Armor Roundup!

Ok. In this update I will attempt to give a little info about Powered Armor.
For the purposes of this site, I will go by the loose definition of powered armor as: any kind of armor/protective suit that amplifies the users abilities (strength, etc.) and is "worn" not "piloted".

One of the first references to power armor was in the novel Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, published in 1959. Much has been said about the book and Heinlein's personal politics. I won't be going it to that, just speaking on the armor concept.

He posited a future of warfare between the people of Earth and insectlike aliens. The war was largely fought by "Mobile Infantry" , equipped with powered armor suits. Larger, heavier suits were also used. The book was the (very loose) basis for a live-action movie. It was also the basis for both a short anime OVA series , as well as a longer North American-produced 3d CGI series known as Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles. The CG series is combat-heavy, but much closer to the book than the live-action movie. The animated version, I have not seen. (But if you have a source for it, let me know!)