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This’s An Innovation That Could Be Inspired By An Animal. MIT Scientists Are Thinking Of Using The Soft Membrane Covering Lobster’s Joints And Abdomen To Develop Flexible Body Armor. This’s Because The Soft Membrane Is Said To Be As Tough As Industrial Rubber Used To Make Garden Hoses And Car Tires. Cool!

Idea for futuristic body armour came while MIT scientist Ming Guo ate lobster | South China Morning Post

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2186904/idea-futuristic-body-armour-came-while-mit-scientist

Researchers believe that lobsters could offer a solution to the problem plaguing most modern body armours: the more mobility an armour offers, the less it protects the wearer’s body.