Apex predators versus scary robots: soon in a Japanese town.
We have been reporting here on TGP about the surge in ursine populations in Japan, and how the attacks on livestock, pets, and humans have skyrocketed to a record of fatalities in 2025.
In some regions, bears are showing up near homes, schools, and construction sites so often that it’s now become a national issue.
We have also been reporting on how robots have left the pages of science fiction and have been catapulted into our lives.
Now, it seems that these two stories have collided, as it arises that Japan is responding to the threat by building giant robotic wolves with glowing red eyes and terrifying sounds to scare the bears away.
🇯🇵 Farms in Japan are being patrolled by creepy robot wolves designed to protect fields and crops
Japan has recently introduced mechanical wolf known as "Monster Wolf"
The name suits the machine perfectly pic.twitter.com/fHj7R3Cu5Z
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