Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Powered by solar energy, the admittedly frightful Monster Wolf was designed to minimize "friction between residents and bears." It ...

At the end of last month the U.S. Army announced the names of the companies that will try to make its future robotic combat vehicle (RCV). I'm talking about an uncrewed platform capable of carrying a ...

Japan is deploying robot wolves in bear-prone areas to help keep the animals away after a spate of deadly attacks. The so-called Monster Wolf, developed by Hokkaido-based precision machining company ...

To address the growing issue of wild bears encroaching into their territory, the town of Takikawa in Japan has adopted an unconventional approach. The small village has widely installed robot wolves.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Japan’s record bear crisis has turned a once-mocked animatronic wolf into essential rural tech, with demand outpacing supply. Somewhere on a golf course in rural Hokkaido, a mechanical wolf with ...

China’s military canine robots have evolved into intelligent “wolf packs” with specialised roles and a shared “brain” to coordinate complex tasks in urban warfare, according to state media. Compared ...

Japan is deploying robot wolves in bear-prone areas to help keep the animals away after a spate of deadly attacks. The so-called Monster Wolf, developed by Hokkaido-based precision machining company ...

A Japanese manufacturer of animatronic wolves designed to scare off wild animals is being swamped with orders as the East Asian country grapples with rising bear attacks. Ohta Seiki, a company based ...