# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (Oct 22, 2009)

* Discussion focused on instruction representation challenges for human-readable assembly instructions, with kanzure noting the difficulty of representing motions like "apply a torque in this direction" in a way that's intuitive for humans.

* kanzure proposed focusing on digital power tools in instruction generation to simplify motion representation, suggesting "press the button" commands are more straightforward than complex kinematic instructions.

* katsmeow-afk referenced historical AI projects from the 1960s (possibly Erasamon) and Cyc that addressed motion planning and action sequences for tasks like "how to get from outside a window to inside a building."

* The group discussed SKDB (skill database) development, including a need for modeling consumer power toolsets and the suggestion to recruit engineering students for this task.

* Participants worked on a LEGO modeling system with features like "studs" and "anti-studs," encountering compatibility issues between parts in the representation system.

* ybit shared a collection of new academic papers at http://adl.serveftp.org/papers/unsorted/?C=M;O=D and demonstrated problems with the LEGO modeling system at http://ybit.ath.cx/code/problems/.