Where is my Thing?

A Spatial Memory Agent designed to act as an external hippocampus for your physical possessions. Built with Expo (React Native) and deployed on the web. Try it live at things.utkarshjoshi.com. Read the full story and technical breakdown in the blog post.

January 16, 2026 · 1 min · Utkarsh Joshi

Where is my Thing? - A Spatial Memory Agent

It started in the dead of winter. My mom could not find that heavy jacket she had packed away last year. We turned the house upside down, but it was nowhere to be found. I realized I had the same problem. I’m constantly looking for that specific square piece of wood, a box of 2.5-inch galvanized screws, or where I left my IRFZ44N MOSFET transistors for a circuit I was building. ...

January 16, 2026 · 3 min · Utkarsh Joshi

AquaMind

AquaMind is a custom-developed, end-to-end smart water monitoring system. It monitors real-time water levels and temperature, stores critical data locally and in the cloud, and provides alerts and analytics through a web admin panel and mobile app.

December 9, 2025 · 1 min · Utkarsh Joshi

From Rusted Wires to Cloud Native: The Story of AquaMind

“It started with a battery-powered doorbell…” The Spark: A Doorbell in the Cupboard My journey into hardware and automation didn’t start with complex microcontrollers or cloud architecture. It started with a simple observation. I had a Gaurav Brand doorbell lying unused in our cupboard. It was battery-powered and had a very sensitive latch switch. I realized I could repurpose it. The problem was simple: our water tank would often overflow, wasting precious water. I rigged up a system where the rising water level would trigger the sensitive latch of the doorbell, ringing the bell and alerting us to turn off the pump. ...

December 9, 2025 · 4 min · Utkarsh Joshi