Zebra Mantis Shrimp Punch at Lincoln Parkes blog

Zebra Mantis Shrimp Punch. Armed with the most sophisticated vision and fastest strike of any predator on earth, the mantis shrimp is an unsuspecting threat. So how does that punch work? Now, an interdisciplinary team of roboticists, engineers and biologists has modeled the mechanics of the mantis shrimp’s punch and built a robot that mimics the movement. The research sheds light on the biology of these pugnacious crustaceans and paves the way for small but mighty robotic devices. The mantis shrimp packs a mean punch, smashing its victims’ shells with the force of a.22 caliber bullet. A duke university study of 80 million years of mantis shrimp evolution reveals how the little animal’s fast weapons developed a dizzying array of shapes — from spiny and barbed spears to hatchets and hammers — while still managing to pack a characteristic punch. If threatened, the peacock mantis shrimp can whip out these appendages at speeds of 23 m/sec (75 ft/sec).

Now, an interdisciplinary team of roboticists, engineers and biologists has modeled the mechanics of the mantis shrimp’s punch and built a robot that mimics the movement. So how does that punch work? The research sheds light on the biology of these pugnacious crustaceans and paves the way for small but mighty robotic devices. A duke university study of 80 million years of mantis shrimp evolution reveals how the little animal’s fast weapons developed a dizzying array of shapes — from spiny and barbed spears to hatchets and hammers — while still managing to pack a characteristic punch. If threatened, the peacock mantis shrimp can whip out these appendages at speeds of 23 m/sec (75 ft/sec). Armed with the most sophisticated vision and fastest strike of any predator on earth, the mantis shrimp is an unsuspecting threat. The mantis shrimp packs a mean punch, smashing its victims’ shells with the force of a.22 caliber bullet.

Mantis shrimps pack powerful punch thanks to ultrastrong hammers on

Zebra Mantis Shrimp Punch A duke university study of 80 million years of mantis shrimp evolution reveals how the little animal’s fast weapons developed a dizzying array of shapes — from spiny and barbed spears to hatchets and hammers — while still managing to pack a characteristic punch. If threatened, the peacock mantis shrimp can whip out these appendages at speeds of 23 m/sec (75 ft/sec). So how does that punch work? A duke university study of 80 million years of mantis shrimp evolution reveals how the little animal’s fast weapons developed a dizzying array of shapes — from spiny and barbed spears to hatchets and hammers — while still managing to pack a characteristic punch. Now, an interdisciplinary team of roboticists, engineers and biologists has modeled the mechanics of the mantis shrimp’s punch and built a robot that mimics the movement. The research sheds light on the biology of these pugnacious crustaceans and paves the way for small but mighty robotic devices. Armed with the most sophisticated vision and fastest strike of any predator on earth, the mantis shrimp is an unsuspecting threat. The mantis shrimp packs a mean punch, smashing its victims’ shells with the force of a.22 caliber bullet.