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Planned obsolescence survives because humans are removed from decisions.
Lazarus Forge survives by preserving judgment where it matters.

Automation should:
* Reduce drudgery
* Increase repeatability
* Preserve human insight

Not replace thinking.

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Before any robotics:
* Manual disassembly
* Visual inspection
* Simple electrical tests
* Salvage decisions made by humans

Why:
* No sensor is as good as a human at spotting “almost working”
* Early data must be clean before it can be learned from

This phase trains the system.

===== This is where Lazarus Forge becomes scalable without becoming brittle. =====

====== These give huge ROI with minimal risk: ======
# Inventory Intelligence
* Barcode / QR tagging
* Simple database (motor specs, condition, origin)
* Failure notes

This turns junk piles into knowledge piles.
# Test Automation
* Automated motor spin-up
* Current draw measurement
* Thermal observation (cheap IR cameras)

Human decides pass/fail.
Machine gathers repeatable data.
# Material Routing
* Conveyor diverters
* Simple sensors (magnetic, weight, size)
* “This goes to salvage / this goes to melt”

Automation executes decisions humans define.

===== Only after hundreds/thousands of parts pass through. =====

====== - Robotic cutting of known frames ======
* Automated wire stripping
* CNC drilling of standardized holes
* Repetitive weld paths

These tasks are:
* Dangerous
* Boring
* Predictable

Perfect automation targets.

===== This is where AI enters carefully. =====

====== - Suggest salvage vs melt ======
* Flag unusual value
* Optimize layouts
* Predict component lifespan

====== - Make irreversible destruction decisions alone ======
* Control furnaces unsupervised
* Define economic goals

AI advises. Humans authorize.

==== Automation isn’t about speed first. ====
It’s about remembering what worked.

Every motor tested.
Every bearing reused.
Every failure logged.

Over time:
* Humans train machines
* Machines reduce human load
* Judgment remains traceable

That’s how you avoid creating a black box.

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* PLCs for physical control
* Microcontrollers for local tasks
* Simple centralized computer for logging
* Open protocols (no vendor lock-in)

No cloud dependency required.
Offline-first is a feature.

==== Fully automated recycling plants already exist. ====

They:
* Miss salvageable value
* Favor shredding
* Optimize for throughput, not intelligence

Lazarus Forge is different because:

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Automation is the memory and muscle, not the mind.

==== If done correctly, automation eventually enables: ====
* Distributed micro-forges
* Shared salvage knowledge
* Regional specialization
* Resilience against supply collapse

Not domination.
Not disruption.
Continuity.

==== Planned obsolescence relies on machines that don’t care. ====

Lazarus Forge should build machines that care because they were taught.

That’s the difference between a factory and an organism.

If you want next, we can:
* Sketch an Automation Roadmap (V0 → V3)
* Define a Human-in-the-Loop Doctrine
* Or outline what automation should never touch

Just say the word.