The Chinese army has revealed it has carried out staged ground invasions using ‘robot wolves’ amid growing fears that it is preparing for an invasion of Taiwan. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ...

Amid a record number of lethal bear attacks, Japan has a secret weapon. Meet "Monster Wolf".

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The robot scarecrows are used to ward off bears in rural areas. Starting at around $4,000, each bespoke Monster Wolf is now ...

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region ...

There are so many things happening around the world, it's really tough to stay up to speed on everything. However, one thing that I can't believe isn't talked about more is the problem Japan is having ...

As Japan experiences a rise in bear encounters, including a record number of fatal attacks in 2025, a company's robot wolf has become one of the country's most in-demand safety tools. According to CBS ...

Japan’s record bear crisis has turned a once-mocked animatronic wolf into essential rural tech, with demand outpacing supply. Somewhere on a golf course in rural Hokkaido, a mechanical wolf with ...

A Japanese company has created an animatronic scarecrow that’s shaped like a wolf. The “Monster Wolf” is a new, intimidatingly ferocious attempt at scaring away wild animals, specifically bears.

Japan has deployed a pack of robot wolves to battle the country’s record surge in bear attacks on humans. The devices, known as “Monster Wolves”, are designed to scare away bears and other wild ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese officials contending with an increasingly aggressive bear population are leaning heavily on a creative solution to stop ...