u/Vlad-not-Dracula

I know how powerful the mod is,and it's recipes are not the issue (although storage busses are kinda expensive) my problem is that for automating anything i have to use the goddamn robot arms and fluid regulators, my current Create logistics system is as primitive as it can be,but to replace it with AE I'll have to use up 1,5 k of different ingots/items of materials, so for me it makes no sense to switch to AE, it'll function the exact same way my current Create system, AE is significantly less intuitive than create, and unhingly more expansive, maybe i missed some mechanic or block or item that would be cheaper?