日本已转向使用四足机器人和喷洒胡椒喷雾的无人机来应对日益增加的熊袭击事件。
Japan has turned to four-legged robots and pepper-spraying drones to counter the rising number of bear attacks.
传统的保护措施，包括安全演练、放宽狩猎限制和军事部署，均未取得预期效果。居民开始燃放烟花以驱赶熊群，但熊群仍然毫不畏惧。
Conventional attempts to protect people, including safety drills, loosening hunting restrictions and military deployment, have fallen short. Residents began setting off fireworks to scare them away, but the bears continued undeterred.
根据环境省的数据，去年是有记录以来熊袭击事件最致命的一年，共有238人受伤、13人死亡。自4月以来，已有6人死亡、62人受伤。
Last year was the deadliest year on record for bear attacks, with 238 people wounded and 13 killed, according to the environment ministry. Six people have been killed and 62 have been wounded since April.
英国是若干发布旅行警告、提醒熊袭击风险上升的外国政府之一。保险公司也开始提供专门的“熊保险”。如今，日本正在加大力度使用人工智能和无人机来应对熊患问题。
The UK was among several foreign governments that have issued travel advice warning of heightened bear risk. Insurance companies have also begun offering specialised “bear insurance”. Now, Japan is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence and drones to tackle its bear problem.
人工智能生成的地图被用于预测熊的活动轨迹，狼形机器人则在居住区边缘巡逻。
AI-generated maps are used to predict bear movements, and wolf-like robots patrol the edges of inhabited areas.
“怪物狼”是一款售价4000美元（约合3000英镑）的太阳能驱动、具备拟人动作的机器人，能够模拟已灭绝的日本狼的嚎叫以驱赶熊群。
The “Monster Wolf” is a $4,000 (£3,000) solar-powered, animatronic robot that mimics the howl of the extinct Japanese wolf to scare bears away.
它最初是为农业用地设计的，但随着熊袭击事件的增加，越来越多的个人也开始考虑为自家后院购买一台。
It was initially made for agricultural property, but more individuals are now looking at getting one for their back garden as bear attacks increase.