The animatronic robot uses flashing LED lights for eyes, blaring sounds and jarring motions to scare wildlife away. The ...

"Monster Wolf" is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals.

A Hokkaido company can't build its animatronic wolf fast enough as Japan faces record bear attacks and a shrinking rural population.

Japan is witnessing a surge in demand for the ‘Monster Wolf’ robot as deadly bear attacks and wildlife sightings hit record ...

Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. First released ...

Record bear encounters: Japan recorded 13 bear-related deaths and over 50,000 sightings in 2025-2026, prompting heightened safety measures. Robot wolf demand: Ohta Seiki has received around 50 orders ...

A Japanese company has created an animatronic scarecrow that’s shaped like a wolf.  The “Monster Wolf” is a new, ...

A Japanese company manufacturing “monster wolves” has gained attention amid a surge in fatal bear attacks in the country in ...

Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand: ‘We cannot make them fast enough’ - ‘Monster Wolf’ was ...

Amid a record number of lethal bear attacks, Japan has a secret weapon. Meet "Monster Wolf".

Japan is facing a surge in human-bear encounters, leading to a shortage of its most famous deterrent: the Monster Wolf robot.