FYI - For Your Innovation The Tesla of Appliances With Sam D’Amico
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Dec 4, 2025 
Sam D’Amico, founder and CEO of Impulse Labs and former product engineer at Google and Oculus, discusses revolutionary changes in household appliances. He explains how embedding batteries can enhance kitchen devices, starting with a groundbreaking induction stove. The conversation dives into concepts like 'the battery of things,' AI-powered cooking, and how these innovations promise improved performance and energy resilience. Sam also shares future plans for integrating batteries into HVAC and laundry systems, transforming energy infrastructure.
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Appliances Rebuilt Around A New Electric Stack
- Embedding batteries into appliances rewires homes by decoupling power input from device performance.
- Sam D'Amico calls this the "modern electric technology stack" that modernizes neglected devices.
From VR Headsets To Pizza Obsession
- Sam D'Amico moved from Google and Oculus to appliances after obsessing over fast pizza and seeing slow innovation in consumer electronics.
- That pizza obsession and manufacturing experience birthed Impulse Labs' stove idea.
10,000-Watt Coil Equals Dramatic Speed
- Impulse targeted dramatically higher power per induction coil to leapfrog incumbents.
- They built a 10,000-watt coil so boiling and heating happen multiple times faster than typical induction units.