# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Kanzure maintains a comprehensive meetlog repository (http://diyhpl.us/cgit/meetlog/) under version control to generate graphs and track conversations, demonstrating systematic knowledge management practices within transhumanist communities.

• The group discussed evolutionary robotics, referencing Hod Lipson's TED talk on robots that can adapt through environmental feedback, while debating whether specialized robots (like ceiling-mounted cooking robots) would be more economically viable than general-purpose systems like Willow Garage's $400k PR2.

• Participants identified $10k as a potential price threshold for consumer robotics adoption, and debated whether robots need to constantly process their surroundings versus relying on pre-virtualized environmental assumptions.

• JayDugger shared resources on space-based manufacturing, including Phil Eklund's "High Frontier" board game and MIT's Space Logistics Project (http://spacelogistics.mit.edu).

• The concept of "procedural CAD toolsets" was discussed, envisioning parametric design systems with sliders to generate variations, based on the premise that most objects are variants of a few thousand basic types.

• Users critiqued transhumanist organizations, particularly H+ Magazine's content quality and fundraising approach, while debating centralized versus decentralized approaches to technology development.

• The Japanese Vocaloid phenomenon "Hatsune Miku" was highlighted as an example of successful decentralized creative production, with speculation that computer-generated animation ("Machinima") might eventually replace traditional film production.