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founder/ceo of impulse @impulselabs

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This is now shipping Impulse Labs 4x the power output of a gas stove, ~5x the power output of an induction stove when it’s not in some time-restricted “boost” mode. Unlike every other stove, the knob gives you actual continuous control from 50->10,000 watts (vs. 10-20 steps)

This is now shipping Impulse Labs 4x the power output of a gas stove, ~5x the power output of an induction stove when it’s not in some time-restricted “boost” mode. Unlike every other stove, the knob gives you actual continuous control from 50->10,000 watts (vs. 10-20 steps)

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so … we figured out how to make round-bottom woks work Impulse Labs (stove is unmodified) will share more on … how … soon.

so … we figured out how to make round-bottom woks work Impulse Labs (stove is unmodified) will share more on … how … soon.

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weekend project: wringing out the last bit of latency on the UI.

weekend project: wringing out the last bit of latency on the UI.

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chickenmaxxing Impulse

chickenmaxxing Impulse

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the customer emails on a 36” model were RELENTLESS — so we caved.

the customer emails on a 36” model were RELENTLESS — so we caved.

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kettle-maxxing (wait for it) Impulse The US has finally conquered the final frontier of UK supremacy.

kettle-maxxing (wait for it) Impulse The US has finally conquered the final frontier of UK supremacy.

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when the team’s monomaniacal focus on latency and performance gets applied to … a stove

when the team’s monomaniacal focus on latency and performance gets applied to … a stove

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Eggs are now reliably nonstick on stainless steel with Impulse The reason this works is that we can hold the pan at the Leidenfrost effect temperature — the egg floats on steam. You’ll be able to do this at home in like 1-2 weeks, max (the build is going through QA).

Eggs are now reliably nonstick on stainless steel with Impulse The reason this works is that we can hold the pan at the Leidenfrost effect temperature — the egg floats on steam. You’ll be able to do this at home in like 1-2 weeks, max (the build is going through QA).

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Ok - here goes. We're Italymaxxing 🇮🇹. We're parting with B.S. Service Group to bring Impulse to Europe with local manufacturing in Fabriano, Italy. They're our third Impulse Core partner, joining THOR Kitchen and Zephyr 1/

Ok - here goes. We're Italymaxxing 🇮🇹. We're parting with B.S. Service Group to bring Impulse to Europe with local manufacturing in Fabriano, Italy. They're our third Impulse Core partner, joining THOR Kitchen and Zephyr 1/

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since a bunch of people haven’t seen what active temperature control of the pan surface can do — cooking an egg with some commentary on Impulse Labs - butter doesn’t smoke - egg doesn’t stick - you only really need to keep track of the top of the egg’s appearance

since a bunch of people haven’t seen what active temperature control of the pan surface can do — cooking an egg with some commentary on Impulse Labs - butter doesn’t smoke - egg doesn’t stick - you only really need to keep track of the top of the egg’s appearance

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may need to rename “power boil” to “ludicrous” or something

may need to rename “power boil” to “ludicrous” or something

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having a (rooted) impulse stove is insane because it’s like, you can literally have Claude code you a rice cooker that it then *runs*

having a (rooted) impulse stove is insane because it’s like, you can literally have Claude code you a rice cooker that it then runs

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Continuous-video agents (computer use, robotics, static scenes) burn compute re-ingesting pixels that didn't move. VLMaxxing teaches a frozen video VLM to skip the reruns. 54 fps perception on Gemma 4 26B, training-free, no accuracy drift. w/ JF Bastien (arXiv 2605.03351)

Continuous-video agents (computer use, robotics, static scenes) burn compute re-ingesting pixels that didn't move. VLMaxxing teaches a frozen video VLM to skip the reruns. 54 fps perception on Gemma 4 26B, training-free, no accuracy drift. w/ JF Bastien (arXiv 2605.03351)

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We’re cooking — and I genuinely think we made something super special Impulse Labs

We’re cooking — and I genuinely think we made something super special Impulse Labs

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So if you hold a pan at constant temperature >>212F but <400ish, food doesn’t burn but WILL de-stick from stainless steel pans. Normally this requires skill, but not now. (also, the orange yolk eggs are mysteriously better)

So if you hold a pan at constant temperature >>212F but <400ish, food doesn’t burn but WILL de-stick from stainless steel pans. Normally this requires skill, but not now. (also, the orange yolk eggs are mysteriously better)

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Bunch of people asked how fast it is with a larger amount of water. This is 10 cups of tap-cold water — and it’s about 1:30 to rolling boil with Impulse Labs Other induction products are 8+ minutes — you need our power electronics stack to do this.

Bunch of people asked how fast it is with a larger amount of water. This is 10 cups of tap-cold water — and it’s about 1:30 to rolling boil with Impulse Labs Other induction products are 8+ minutes — you need our power electronics stack to do this.

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I am TWO weeks in and I have built ~95% of a consumer electronics manufacturing software platform. 1) Manufacturing Test UI that runs our existing test (temperature sensor one shown) but sucks the data out of it to the cloud 2) Relay to install on a bastion host to get data out of locked-down factories (1 and 2 can self-update, including through relays) 3) Cloud Platform (deployed on AWS via terraform using github CI) 4) How I am developing this Claude -- I actually have github CI posting screenshots into the PR comments so I can develop stuff end-to-end on my phone. The world has changed, strap in.

I am TWO weeks in and I have built ~95% of a consumer electronics manufacturing software platform. 1) Manufacturing Test UI that runs our existing test (temperature sensor one shown) but sucks the data out of it to the cloud 2) Relay to install on a bastion host to get data out of locked-down factories (1 and 2 can self-update, including through relays) 3) Cloud Platform (deployed on AWS via terraform using github CI) 4) How I am developing this Claude -- I actually have github CI posting screenshots into the PR comments so I can develop stuff end-to-end on my phone. The world has changed, strap in.

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coming soon… 🔥 Combustion Inc.

coming soon… 🔥 Combustion Inc.

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more interesting test than an induction stove ... imo

more interesting test than an induction stove ... imo

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this still seems underappreciated

this still seems underappreciated

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Pretty excited for next week’s update Impulse. Now takes <40s to preheat pans in temperature mode (with … less? overshoot) — you can basically assume that the pan is hot when you start cooking. Will share more soon… this took a ton of work to get right.

Pretty excited for next week’s update Impulse. Now takes <40s to preheat pans in temperature mode (with … less? overshoot) — you can basically assume that the pan is hot when you start cooking. Will share more soon… this took a ton of work to get right.

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OK at popular request, I made Annie’s Mac and Cheese in *about* the minimum time possible, with a stove about 3-4x more powerful than other induction stoves. This also demonstrates how we can control temperature precisely, as that’s key to making the all-important cheese sauce.

OK at popular request, I made Annie’s Mac and Cheese in about the minimum time possible, with a stove about 3-4x more powerful than other induction stoves. This also demonstrates how we can control temperature precisely, as that’s key to making the all-important cheese sauce.

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james hong Nick Hollern Impulse small spoiler alert for what we can do (note: this is not final)

james hong Nick Hollern Impulse small spoiler alert for what we can do (note: this is not final)

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So we cracked how to get “wok hei” at home Impulse, thanks to erm … “advanced electromagnetic technology” (literally an aluminum ring that I guessed would work + our unique induction burner architecture) Will post the full video soon but —

So we cracked how to get “wok hei” at home Impulse, thanks to erm … “advanced electromagnetic technology” (literally an aluminum ring that I guessed would work + our unique induction burner architecture) Will post the full video soon but —

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cleaning Impulse Labs — since people asked. I just use a wet rag with soapy water and then a dry rag.

cleaning Impulse Labs — since people asked. I just use a wet rag with soapy water and then a dry rag.

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basically think we have solved surface temperature control for cooking — with generic pans It has no idea the water has boiled off until it overshoots, but keeps it within ~10 degrees

basically think we have solved surface temperature control for cooking — with generic pans It has no idea the water has boiled off until it overshoots, but keeps it within ~10 degrees

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