FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoJapan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demandwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoOf 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.
minus-squareAeonFelis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoYou can’t just tell the Japanese to not use robots.
minus-squaremic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoYeah, 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.
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.