Layered dust mitigation recovered from S&T: conductive exterior skins and controlled charge references; internal charge sinks and redistribution; electrodynamic films that move charged dust from surfaces; ambient electrostatic patterns used as weather/hazard telemetry; and dust-tolerant seals, bearings, purge channels, sacrificial layers, vibration modes, and redundant optics.
The useful engineering distinction is that magnetics can serve locomotion, guidance and power-transfer roles while electrostatics handles charged-dust housekeeping. Gaian technology assumes dust will penetrate some defenses and therefore remains mechanically tolerant rather than relying on one perfect field solution.
Possible in-world engineering attitude: dust is charge before it is dirt. Exact dialogue from older development material is not canon.
Open questions
- How widespread is active electrodynamic dust shedding in present-day Gaerath technology?