Destructibility of robots made from the strongest materials on the planet

Looking at all the movies that involve robots made from materials available from planet earth (think Pacific Rim, Iron Man etc. but not Transformers), what is the theoretical limit of the capabilities of robots in terms of impact damage absorbed (e.g. falling off or crashing into a building).

I would like to work out what the maximum height that a robot of an 'average' human size and form can fall from and not sustain any damage (i.e. within its normal operational condition), and then theorize about new technologies that can be used to improve upon the design so that it doesn't sound too far fetched. This would be based on everything that we know and perhaps forecasting around 20 years into the future.

If that's too broad, then I would like to know how it is that Iron Man can survive the impact damage from falling at various heights (most times with added speed) and not suffer impact or shock damage to put it out of operation. Is the material and engineering of the suit plausible at all?

posted almost 9 years ago

Michael Lai‭

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