The city of takikawa, Japan, deployed robowolves to prevent bear attacks.’monster wolf’ robot is actually a bear deterrent.

157 people were attacked by bears in 2019. Since the monster wolves were installed, no attacks have occurred, the Guardian reports. But since the wolf were installed no attacks has occurred.

Bears rely on acorns as part of their pre-hibernation diet. They’ve started edging closer to cities to forage for food. Deforestation and growing cities have shrunk the barrier between bear and human homes.

Robowolves are the usual response to the problem: robowolves. robowolves are a human response to that problem.

The wolves scare away bears in the same way kids are told to do at summer camp. They’re also robotic and lifeless, producing a flavor of scary appropriate to the history of the real-life wolves.