1. Joe Blubaugh Diana Mui David Sutherland Matthew Swallow
.das Autotünr.
Joe Blubaugh
Diana Mui
David Sutherland
Matthew Swallow

2. Ethical Considerations
Safety
Can Das Autotunr hurt somebody?
Not directly!
String breakage
There are safety checks to
ensure this won’t happen
(shouldn’t burst into flames)

3. More ethics…
Sufficient testing is necessary since we’re interfacing with unique devices
Guitar type (electric, acoustic)
String gauges (light, medium, heavy)
String material
(nylon, steel, nickel, bronze)
Start tunings

4. Ethics^3… Safety warnings
We should outline the criteria required to enter “multi-string” tuning mode
Warn that overtorqued strings may snap

5. Environmental Impact: Manufacturing
PCB
“Currently any printed circuit board that we produce does not contain any mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers.”
Still uses Pb (unless you pay more)
Other components have negligible impact

6. Environmental Impact: Usage
How does Das Autotunr affect the environment while operating?
Besides the drastic cut in tuning time leading to increased noise pollution and risk of exposing the world to perfectly-tuned face-melting rock…
Negligible

7. Environmental Impact: Disposal
+ side: Relatively small volume, landfill friendly!
- side: Das Autotunr is not biodegradable
Plastic/lexan can be recycled
No special disposal
considerations necessary

8. Questions?
Questions?