Robotic ‘Super Monster Wolves’ are guarding Japanese towns against bears

Photo caption: It may not look like a real wolf to you, but it does the trick against boars and bears. Wolf Kamuy. Article by Andrew Paul. Popular Science – October 3, 2023.

Stories about solar-powered robotic wolves first surfaced back in 2017 after Japanese researchers began testing prototypes to combat wild boars ’ devastating encroachment into farmlands. Since then, a company called Wolf Kamuy expanded sales of its sentry products featuring menacing fangs, fur, flashing red LED “eyes,” and […]

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