So close!
It's inspiring to see how you stop, think and move carefully when in a dangerous situation. I tend to just charge ahead thinking firing again will solve the problem.
By the end I was wondering why you were bothering with deactivated robots instead of running for the exit.
About the fab network:
Trojan(Report) puts messages in your log when more matter is added to the fabrication network. I believe the shutdown is triggered when the overall matter level drops too much so you are less likely to trigger it if you wait until just after matter is added to start fabricating.
I'm pretty sure Siphon just reduces the matter requirements for fabrication at any particular fab. If you put it in before loading a schematic I think you can see the reduced matter cost, not sure though.
You can export lore to text/HTML/CSV using keys 1, 2, 3 on the Lore screen, then search through it from an editor / Web browser / spreadsheet.
Also I noticed you weren't making much use of the different item displays: C/E/W/Q will flip your equipment and inventory display to show different useful stats. Hit them again to toggle to an alternate display: eg E will show Energy or Heat, Q will show summary info (including mass and rating) or matter cost, and so on.