Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand

A friend who lives there sent me this photo of a bear roaming an Aomori building from a few days ago. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/2026051... (https://archive.ph/Z6llc https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/attachment/327729/)

I know how this ends; with robot bears fighting off robot wolves whilst we cower underground.

With AI seemingly coming for my job, I've been thinking about what I want to do for the next phase of my career. Today I have found the answer - Monster Wolf builder!

I wonder how the bears would write this headline

Japan's firearm regime let to near extinction of hunters. Bears have mostly forgotten that humans are fear, pain and death, doubt these things would change that.

Pretty sure I’m going to be seeing that robot wolf in my nightmares…

Thought I was in r/nottheonion for a moment

> The robot scarecrows are used to ward off bears in rural areas

Two thoughts on this captioned image: (1) holy $&!# that is horrifying (2) if its designed to ward off bears, isn't it a scarebear?

Are these uniquely effective compared to drones, RC cars, etc?

I was kinda hoping for Bladewolf from Metal Gear Rising but no. Still pretty scary though, and it makes a variety of intimidating noises like a GEKKO unit!

Interested to learn about the encroachment into bear territory. Disappointed this article didn't dig more into exactly why this is becoming an increasing problem. Since Japan's population is declining and most younger people moving into larger cities like Tokyo in search of jobs, my assumption would be that there would be less development in more rural areas, not more.

It seems these really are just scarecrows, in that they are rooted to the spot. It's not a robot if it can't move.

I wonder if Japan would need robot wolves had they not wrongfully drove their native wolf species to extinction?

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