A Japanese manufacturer of animatronic wolves designed to scare off wild animals is being swamped with orders as the East Asian country grapples with rising bear attacks. At such a critical moment in ...

Bear attacks in Japan have surged so dramatically that officials deployed robotic wolves called Monster Wolf to frighten ...

Amid record numbers of bear attacks on humans, a Japanese firm that produces "robot wolf" wildlife repellers is facing ...

The animatronic robot uses flashing LED lights for eyes, blaring sounds and jarring motions to scare wildlife away. The company hopes to develop an upgraded version that autonomously patrols.

Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. First released ...

Japan’s bizarre “Monster Wolf” robot deterrents are seeing soaring demand as the country struggles with record bear sightings ...

Producer has already sold more Monster Wolves this year than it usually does in a whole year.

"Monster Wolf" is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals.

Ohta Seiki struggles to keep up with demand for bear-deterring robots ...

Japanese officials contending with an increasingly aggressive bear population are leaning heavily on a creative solution to stop attacks before they begin. No, it's not a seasonal Spirit Halloween ...

Bear attacks are a serious problem in Japan. The animals killed 13 people across the country in 2025-2026, more than twice the previous high, and there ...

China is developing AI-enabled robotic "wolf packs" designed to scout, supply and potentially support combat operations alongside troops in a future war — including a possible invasion of Taiwan — ...