[Tony holds up his hands in an instant. He hadn't been anywhere near the thing, sheesh.] I'm not touching anything.
[He almost says something about the Doctor not being his mother and can't tell him what to do, but his mother actually is right here so it's basically a moot point. Thankfully, JARVIS starts talking through the speaker system in the suit before Tony can say anything he regrets.]
My scans indicate there is indeed a force field of some sort around the device. Further study is required to determine what kind and how to disable it.