Japan’s ever-escalating war against encroaching bears has led to an almost comical sense of desperation, resulting in hilarious displays of innovation. And all of this is in an effort to solve a real and serious problem: bear encounters.

Recently, a company proposed installing storefronts with sliding glass doors that can’t accidentally be opened automatically by a human or a bear; this one instead requires a tap on a smartphone, a technology that bears have not yet mastered.

Now, a company is proposing a whole new tactic that is slightly scary to humans like me and, hopefully, terrifying to bears: Monster Wolf, an army of robot wolves that look like cheap haunted-house decorations but, apparently, get the job done.

Japan Turns to Robot Wolves as Bear Encounters Rise

Reported by Japan

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