At the Intersection of Empathy & AI

Hi, I'm Rishi. I help companies and individuals translate their ideas+imagination to tangible outcomes.

I live stories, build technology, write poetry and sing occasionally.

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Empathy and Evals

A blog exploring AI evaluation, product thinking, and learning in public. Thinking out loud about how we build, test, and improve AI systems with empathy at the core.

Arduino For Kids

A book teaching kids science through storytelling, open-source hardware, and Arduino prototyping. Making electronics accessible and fun for young makers and curious minds.

Disaster Reporting System

Project Floating Camera: a low-cost device inspired by the Chennai floods that periodically captures and uploads ground-level images via a Wi-Fi mesh network, helping responders see what satellites cannot.

Live Still Life Art

A collaboration with Dutch artists Justus and Mingus, streaming a still life composition live using a Raspberry Pi camera and a custom Node.js server. Built at Workbench Projects, Bangalore.

Buzz for POLY

Concept + Lead Engineer - What if a plant can tell you it is thirsty?

Surge Send

A platform for storing and sharing large files up to 250GB with pause/resume uploads, 256-bit encryption, cross-device continuity, and torrent-powered delivery for speed.

Kaavadia

A tech platform leveraging voice and AI recognition to reconnect generations through storytelling in 10 Indian languages. Recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.

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