Overview
Silica makes the first affordable actuators that sense forces directly, so that all robots can feel the world around them.
Founders & team
Enrico Milletti
Founder/CEOI'm the founder of Silica, a company that designs & manufactures intelligent robotic hardware.
Before Silica, I worked in the product design department at Apple, where I developed novel materials & mfg processes for future products, taking them from the lab to tens of millions of units sold annually.
Before Apple, I worked as the founding engineer at Artefact, where we made the world's first desktop manufacturing cell that can mold composites.
Founded 2026 · Source ↗
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Y Combinator
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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