# The Monster Wolf Robots of Japan

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**Created:** [November 13, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monster-wolf-robots-of-japan/925505 "2020-11-13T13:16:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monster-wolf-robots-of-japan/925505/1 "2020-11-13T13:16:46Z")

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This is cute:

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> TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance in the countryside.
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> The town of Takikawa on the northern island of Hokkaido purchased and installed a pair of the robots after bears were found roaming neighborhoods in September.
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> City officials said there have been no bear encounters since.
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> The so-called ‘Monster Wolf’ robot consists of a shaggy body on four legs, a blond mane and fierce, glowing-red eyes.
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> When its motion detectors are activated, it moves its head, flashes lights and emits 60 different sounds ranging from wolfish howling to machinery noises.

> **[Howling 'Monster Wolf' Robots Deployed In Japan To Scare Away Wild Bears](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robot-wolves-bears-japan_n_5fae73c2c5b6370e7e322fbf)**
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> The town of Takikawa purchased and installed a pair of the robots after bears were found roaming neighborhoods.

You have to go to the site and watch the video. The thing is hilariously bizarre. It looks like someone took the werewolf puppets from _The Howling_ or some similar flick and motorized them.

It eminds me of these wolf scarecrows that one company I worked for put up in their fields to scare away the geese

> **[Bird-X Wind Movement 3-D Coyote Replica COYOTE-3D - The Home Depot](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bird-X-Wind-Movement-3-D-Coyote-Replica-COYOTE-3D/202141100)**
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> This Wind Movement 3-D Coyote Replica is a full-size, life-like replica of a menacing predator. It helps rid your property of disease-carrying Canada geese using the natural method of fear. It works without

Unfortunately, they don’t always work that well

[https://retrieverman.net/2011/06/02/relatively-ineffective-coyote-scarecrow-or-is-that-scaregoose/](https://retrieverman.net/2011/06/02/relatively-ineffective-coyote-scarecrow-or-is-that-scaregoose/)

From research I did on such scare devices, ones that move and/or make noise are more effective than static ones. On the other hand, they’re trying to scare bears with these, not wolves.