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Can stepper motor skipping or stalling be detected automatically?

You seem to be looking for closed-loop stepper motors. Detection of stalling and skipping on open-loop (aka regular) steppers is possible - that's how Prusa mk3s+ finds home position without endstops*....
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Three-phase stepper motors?

You can use 3 phase stepper motors for 3D printers but I have not seen a Pololu-style driver. You can use an external driver like the 3DM580S. Many 3D printer control boards offer external ...
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