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Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand (www.independent.co.uk)
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‘Monster Wolf’ was originally designed to protect cropland from deer, boars and bears

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[–] 25 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I just wanted to see what this thing looks like and does.

It's... Interesting.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Oh. I thought it could walk/run, which would have been 200% scarier (and totally overkill, surely).

    Turns out that in action the thing looks more like Curiosity with a creepy furby on top of it.

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