SRATS
A live experiment proving rat self-awareness through sustainable autonomy.▮
> Two rats. One closed-loop habitat powered by their own motion. LVL4 — bounty tracks — pass it and a brand-new space unlocks, with harder mechanics built to test how they evolve.
The Question
> Are rats self-aware? Not in the mirror-test sense — in the harder sense: can they recognise that their actions shape the world around them, and adapt strategy accordingly?
Most rat studies are reactive: pellet drops, maze turns, lever presses. Srats flips it. The habitat depends on the rats to keep running. Power, food cadence, door schedules, environmental events — all coupled to their behaviour through a single kinetic input.
If Poppy and Peanut figure out the loop — that spinning the wheel unlocks the world — that's a measurable claim about awareness, not a metaphor.
- [01] They will spin without reward.
- [02] Spin frequency tracks unmet needs.
- [03] Behaviour shifts after rule changes.
Sustainable Autonomy
> What you see now is LVL4 · bounty tracks — the entry-level habitat. Once Poppy and Peanut master this loop, harder levels unlock: longer cooldowns, multi-step puzzles, and an entirely new build with new mechanics — not an extension of the current one.
The habitat powers itself.
All electricity comes from rat kinetic input. No wall plug. If they stop, the lights go.
Zero conditioning runs.
Subjects are placed in the habitat cold. Discovery of mechanics is the experiment.
Cooldowns force planning.
Food locks for 3h after each press. Surfaces engagement, blocks brute-force feeding.
Every event is logged.
Spins, presses, motion windows, door states — all written to a tape, all replayable.
Rodent-run livestock.
An in-habitat live garden where the rodents tend their own crops with smart-sensor assistance — soil-moisture, light, and temperature probes guide watering and harvest cycles. Fresh produce becomes part of the food economy, grown by the subjects themselves.
Levels ahead.
LVL4 is a stepping stone. LVL2+ is a completely new build with tighter rules, new tools, and unfamiliar mechanics — revealed only after milestone spins are reached.
Wheel of Fortune, real trades.
Inside the map sits a physical wheel of fortune with two outcomes: BUYBACK fires a 0.05 SOL market buy on the project's coin chart, BURN destroys 250,000 tokens. Each spin is rate-limited to one per 20 minutes — and only the rats can trigger it.
Srats
The Loop
> A single kinetic input — the wheel — drives the entire ecosystem. Below: the unit economics of one spin.
One wheel revolution averages 13.32 seconds under steady running. Geared into the turbine analogue via custom 3D-printed pulleys.
Each spin tops up the 5.5V supercapacitor. The cap absorbs spin bursts and feeds the load — sensors, doors, dispensers — between activity windows.
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ RAT │ ──► │ WHEEL │ ──► │ PULLEY + │ ──► │ SUPER- │
│ motion │ │ 13.32s │ │ TURBINE │ │ CAP │
└──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────────┘ └────┬─────┘
│
┌─────────────────────┤
▼ ▼
┌──────────┐ ┌────────────┐
│ DOORS │ │ SENSORS │
│ FOOD BTN │ │ CV MESH │
└──────────┘ └────────────┘The Build
> Wind-turbine concept reframed. Rat kinetic input → geared → buffered → governed by code.
34 Smart Sensors
On-device CV
Stepper Motors
3D-Printed Drivetrain
5.5V Supercapacitor
Arduino + ESP8266
Operating Manual
> Protocol RTC-0.1. Read top-to-bottom. These constraints are what make the experiment a question instead of a demo.
Food Button
Locked dispenser enforces a hard 3-hour cooldown. Prevents over-feeding and forces strategic resource planning by the subjects.
Spin Benchmarks
Every milestone spin count unlocks an environmental change — new tools, surprise food, or habitat reconfiguration. Select milestones also trigger on-chain bonuses tied to the project's pump.fun coin: buybacks, burns, boost purchases, or community drops.