diff --git a/extra/risk.py b/extra/risk.py
index 3a67e2dbe0..baddf4fd9b 100755
--- a/extra/risk.py
+++ b/extra/risk.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # RISK architecture is going to change everything
-# implement on S7t-VG6 (lol, too much $$$)
 
 # Arty A7-100T
 #   256 MB of DDR3 with 2.6 GB/s of RAM bandwidth (vs 512 GB/s on S7t-VG6)
 #   255K 19-bit elements
 
+# S7t-VG6
+#   16 GB of GDDR6
+#   189 Mb embedded RAM, aka 9M 19-bit elements
+
 import functools
 import numpy as np
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 # <weight> <input> <empty> <output>
 
 SZ = 32
-SLOTSIZE = 1024*1024*2   # 5MB, for 20MB total
+SLOTSIZE = 1024*1024*2   # 5MB, for 20MB total. 8M elements
 sram = np.zeros((SLOTSIZE*4), dtype=np.float32)
 regfile = {}
 SLOT = lambda x: x*SLOTSIZE
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ class Reg(Enum):
   MATMUL_WEIGHTS = 2
   MATMUL_OUTPUT = 3
 
-# this should be a generic function
+# this should be a generic function with a LUT, similar to the ANE
 class UnaryOps(Enum):
   RELU = 0
   EXP = 1
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ class BinaryOps(Enum):
   MUL = 2
   DIV = 3
   MULACC = 4
+  POW = 5
 
 for t in Reg:
   regfile[t] = np.zeros((SZ, SZ), dtype=np.float32)
@@ -133,11 +137,17 @@ def riski_div():
 def riski_mulacc():
   regfile[Reg.MATMUL_OUTPUT] += regfile[Reg.MATMUL_INPUT] * regfile[Reg.MATMUL_WEIGHTS]
 
+@count
+def riski_pow():
+  regfile[Reg.MATMUL_OUTPUT] = np.pow(regfile[Reg.MATMUL_INPUT], regfile[Reg.MATMUL_WEIGHTS])
+
+# TODO: make accumulate a bit in the instruction available to all
 binops = {BinaryOps.ADD: riski_add,
           BinaryOps.SUB: riski_sub,
           BinaryOps.MUL: riski_mul,
           BinaryOps.DIV: riski_div,
-          BinaryOps.MULACC: riski_mulacc}
+          BinaryOps.MULACC: riski_mulacc,
+          BinaryOps.POW: riski_pow}
 
 @count
 def riski_matmul():
@@ -181,7 +191,7 @@ def riski_dmaw(address, shp):
   print("DMAW %d elements" % np.prod(shp))
   return np.copy(sram[address:address+np.prod(shp)].reshape(shp))
 
-# *** RISK-5 code ***
+# *** RISK-5 code to be compiled ***
 
 def risk_unop(x, op):
   riski_dmar(SLOT(0), x)