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Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand
Key takeaways
- 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 in Hokkaido, has already received about 50 orders for its "Monster Wolf" device this year, more than the typical volume for an entire year.
- We are asking our customers to wait two to three months," company president Yuji Ohta told AFP.
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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 in Hokkaido, has already received about 50 orders for its "Monster Wolf" device this year, more than the typical volume for an entire year.
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