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Impulse Labs founder and CEO Sam D’Amico joins ARK’s Brett Winton and Sam Korus to explore how embedding batteries into appliances—starting with the humble kitchen stove—can rewire energy infrastructure from the inside out. From his time at Oculus and Google to pioneering a 10,000-watt induction cooktop, Sam shares how Impulse is building what he calls the “modern electric technology stack,” and why that could make Impulse the Tesla of home devices.
Key Points From This Episode:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Why ARK is excited about Impulse Labs
00:03:20 From Oculus to appliances — Sam’s founder story
00:06:40 Why embedding batteries transforms the home
00:08:20 “The battery of things” vs. “the internet of things”
00:10:30 How induction cooking works — and what Impulse improves
00:13:30 Building a 10,000-watt coil and keeping it safe
00:17:35)Precision temperature control and AI-powered cooking
00:20:17 Using the stove’s battery as grid storage
00:23:59 How battery-backed appliances help with installation and energy resilience
00:26:30 Beyond stoves — expanding into HVAC, water heaters, laundry, and more
00:30:35 Distributed batteries vs. centralized storage
00:34:00 Infrastructure benefits from embedded storage
00:38:20 Why performance, not just sustainability, drives electrification
00:40:52 Scaling manufacturing and the factory as a product
00:44:03 KPIs: Deployed devices and battery gigawatt hours
00:47:18 Microwave experiments and future applications
00:49:17 The appliance m
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