Mantis shrimp are fascinating creatures, equipped with the fastest punch in all the oceans – a knock-out move with an acceleration similar to a 22-caliber bullet.

These solitary, aggressive animals are famous for their ferocious punch—as fast as a bullet ... length of a butter knife, peacock mantis shrimp have rainbow shells—usually blue, green, and ...

Remarkably, the peacock mantis shrimp packs a punch equal to the force of a ... Their name comes from their rainbow-colored shells, which resemble a peacock’s beautiful feathers.

In one case in point, South Korean engineers have developed a soft robot capable of quick, powerful joint movements by employing the same mechanism that powers a mantis shrimp's powerful punch.

Case in point: Korean engineers have built soft robots capable of rapid and powerful joint movements by employing the same mechanism that gives the mantis shrimp such a powerful punch, according ...

A research team has developed the "hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism" (HeTRM), inspired by natural principles, allowing robots made of rubber-like materials to perform rapid, powerful movements.

The mantis shrimp delivers a punch at speeds of up to 90 km/h to break its prey, while the flea can jump to heights exceeding 200 times its body length. Professor Kyu-Jin Cho explained ...