Observe the animal.
Calm regulation, social proximity, vigilance, routines and habitat become the five functional drives.
Research method
CAPYBRAIN
CALM BY NATURE. CURIOUS BY DESIGN.
CAPY
BRAIN_
An inspectable model of capybara-like behavior. Shape calm, sociality, vigilance, memory and habitat response, then watch a future companion think in public.
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BEHAVIORAL DRIVES54
SYNTHETIC REGIONS08
RECURRENT UPDATES
BEHAVIORAL DRIVES54
SYNTHETIC REGIONS08
RECURRENT UPDATES
THE INSTINCT BEHIND THE SIGNALBehavior becomes data.
Behavior becomes data.
Data becomes presence.
CAPYBRAIN asks a focused question: can a small, transparent system turn recognizable capybara behavior into a companion that feels coherent over time?
We encode five functional drives, propagate them through a synthetic network, and expose the result. No hidden intelligence claim. No imaginary anatomy. Just an evolving computational character you can inspect.
Read the methodFROM OBSERVATION TO RESPONSE / CAPYBRAIN 001Five drives.
Five drives.
One changing state.
Calm, social contact, habitat, routine and vigilance enter a fixed synthetic graph. Signals recur through eight steps. Every region and relationship remains inspectable.
Shape the networkC
INPUTRECURRENT FIELDRESPONSEExpose the network.
A 54-region synthetic graph makes every input, connection and recurrent update visible.
Neural LabBuild continuity.
State, care and memory become the foundation of a persistent virtual capybara.
Meet the prototypeA LITTLE INSTINCT. A LOT OF CONNECTIONS.The shape
The shape
of calm curiosity.
A capybara at the centre of a larger idea: make complex systems something you can touch, observe and remember.
Enter the universeChoose a question.
Follow the signal.
Move between the network, the companion, its memory and the path ahead.
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INPUTRECURRENT FIELDRESPONSEWhat do we observe?
Five functional drives translate familiar capybara patterns into explicit, controllable signals.
- Calm and vigilance
- Social proximity
- Habitat and routine
FROM SIGNAL TO COMPANIONA world worth
A world worth
coming back to.
First, a presence. Then a personality. Eventually, a whole little world.
Follow the roadmapCurious about your capy?
What can I do today?+
Meet your capy, give it a name, feed it, play together or let it rest. The interactive portrait has three states: Signal, Drift and Burst.
Is this an actual capybara brain?+
No. CAPYBRAIN does not use a complete capybara connectome. The 54-region network is a synthetic functional model inspired by observable behavior, not anatomy or a claim of consciousness.
Will my companion remember me?+
Its name, care history, energy and mood are saved in this browser. Clearing browser storage removes that save. Cross-device memory is a planned milestone.