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pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace R&D Engineering Technician jobs? · Latest report #u7njtmui
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September 21, 2028
In 1 year, 11 monthsYour soldering iron is just a very slow, primitive 3D printer.
Master of the thermal runaway and trace-level repair.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Prototypes built before the caffeine hits.






bzzt.youAI▸ CIRCUITFORGE PRO-X▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 11 MONTHSAI's Special Power
populates pcbs at light speed
You build and fix circuit prototypes. You solder components onto boards and manage wiring diagrams for research teams.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a board feels wrong before the smoke actually starts rising.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 7
Software reads your CAD files to map every single trace automatically.
Month 6
High-speed nozzles place components with more accuracy than human hands.
Month 13
Precision heating chambers bond components without needing a shaky human hand.
Month 18
Optical vision sensors find shorts that you would spend hours chasing.
Year 1.9 · D-Day
Your lab bench is cleared for a high-efficiency prototype printing cell.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96%
2000+
Soldering joints per hour
0.01%
Wiring error rate
Instant
AutoCAD file syncs
Your severance
A decommissioned soldering station and a lifetime of regret.
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