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Heartwarming that the manufacturers still stick to their guns and insist on making the wolves by hand. Many people would have thought about ways to upscale the production and tap on machinery

cryotosensei

Maybe they need to upgrade to robot bears

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bradjpn

The handmade, $4,000 Monster Wolf features solar panels, sensors, and intimidating audio.

Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. First released in 2016 by the manufacturer Ohta, Monster Wolf was originally designed to ward off the agricultural foes like boars, deer, and the island nation’s Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations. The creative solution quickly went viral for its red LED eyes and menacing fangs—as well as its admittedly odd, furry pipe frame.

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Animal_World

The handmade, $4,000 Monster Wolf features solar panels, sensors, and intimidating audio.

![](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Robot-Wolf-Farmer.jpg)

Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. First released in 2016 by the manufacturer Ohta, Monster Wolf was originally designed to ward off the agricultural foes like boars, deer, and the island nation’s Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations. The creative solution quickly went viral for its red LED eyes and menacing fangs—as well as its admittedly odd, furry pipe frame.

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