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Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Of course Japan decided to use robots. But why not use a big dog instead? Maybe it's a humanitarian concern since they'd be facing off with bears...
:: looks at image from article ::
Oh. It's a fucking robot yokai-cyber-demon-dog: pure nightmare fuel. They're clearly on to something here.
You can't just tell the Japanese to not use robots.
Yeah, I’m no expert on bear psychology… But if I were a bear and that thing came ripping across a field at me with glowing red eyes and sound effects, I probably wouldn’t return any time soon.