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Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-robot-wolf-bear-attacks-ohta-seiki-b2975670.html
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That thing is nightmare material
I prefer the threat of a potential bear attack over the guaranteed nightmare of having this thing around all the time.
LuccusBut it’s not all robot wolves!
Why is she choosing the bear over the robot wolf that makes no sense. The bear is clearly stronger!
DandomRudeHave you ever seen the presentations by Boston Dynamics and the like? The biggest contracts for just about every robotics company probably come from the military. It probably won’t be long before war looks like it does in Terminator 2 - let’s just hope Skynet takes a while to show up, given all the AI stuff governments are already using for their military campaigns…
teftThis is just going to naturally select for bears that can take down a terminator. Do we really want that?
I just wanted to see what this thing looks like and does.
It’s… Interesting.
When will humans learn?!
20 years from now people will just be buying robot bears due to record robot wolf attacks…
We need to stop the cycle of Japanese attack robots based on animals.
/s
WhiteOakBayouToday, we, as humanity, have swallowed a fly. I don’t know why we swallowed a fly. Perhaps, we’ll die?
Pope-King Joe
Of course Japan decided to use robots. But why not use a big dog instead? Maybe it’s a humanitarian concern since they’d be facing off with bears…
:: looks at image from article ::
Oh. It’s a fucking robot yokai-cyber-demon-dog: pure nightmare fuel. They’re clearly on to something here.
AeonFelisYeah, I’m no expert on bear psychology… But if I were a bear and that thing came ripping across a field at me with glowing red eyes and sound effects, I probably wouldn’t return any time soon.
Basic GlitchThe headline flows nicely with the whole “Is this reality, or just a very stressful fever dream?” vibe that is 2026.
miellabyi’m amazed that there are still so much bears in Japan, and that they kill people on a regular basis, and that the japaneze society is ok about that.
If a single death ocurred in my country because of a single wild animal, the whole species would be eradicated by both civilians and the government working in concert. I’ve even heard about people in my country cutting tons of trees overnight because one motorbike smashed on one tree and “it was the trees’ fault” (sic)
SkunkWorkzIn my country wolves have returned and within a few years people want to eradicate them because they kill sheep. Because these farmers are too stingy or too stupid to buy a kangal shepherd dog that protects the herd. Basically in my country people see nature as something that is purely there for the enjoyment of humans. Just glorified city parks. The moment they face the harsh realities of nature they want to exterminate it.
Magnum, P.I.
FTonsilStonesThose bears are living in mountainous areas with forest cover. One of the causes of the bear population boom was the declining number of hunters in those areas. The Japanese government had allocated 3.4 billion yen (around 21 million US dollars) for “bear countermeasures” in 2025. They also had already deployed soldiers to put traps and allowed the police to shoot and kill bears when necessary.
HanrahanI wish I live where you do. Here in the USA, we have an escalating boar problem and it is just ignored. But then again, it’s a capitalist country.
Or do it the other way : Too many boars ? reintroduce apex predators
bear is friend!
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Jeepers, I’d run from that thing.
Oh don’t do that, you’ll trigger its prey drive.
You can’t fool me, I see you angling for those picnic baskets 🐻 👀
So a bull market for bears and a bear market for wolves, then.
not exactly a robot, more like a pipe with fur on with speaker attachment
It’s like a hi-tech animatronic from a Spirit Halloween store.
They are talking about 50 orders, so yeah, that’s probably a record for a mom and pop shop..