1. Ethan Hall Michael Kelton Greg Wegman Vashisht Lakhmani
Ethical and Environmental Analysis
Ethan Hall
Michael Kelton
Greg Wegman
Vashisht Lakhmani

2. Main Features Aluminum body One main PCB
Large Li-Poly Battery and charger
PC for base station

3. Environmental Impact Hazardous materials Power usage Manufacture
PCB creation: flame retardants and metallic waste
Aluminum frame: air pollutants
Disposal
Li-Poly battery
Power usage
Base station uptime
Power consumption while charging

4. Addressing Environmental Impact
Proper disposal
Li-Poly batteries recycled at local collection site (Hardware/Electronics stores)
Recycling
Aluminum is recyclable (city recycling center)
Power usage
Base station downtime: standby
Charging complete: turn off charger
Instructions given in user manual

5. Ethical Challenges Usage by children Adult supervision Maintenance
Safety and prevention of injury
Moving parts
Adult supervision
Maintenance
User manual for staff
Easy access to parts

6. Addressing Ethical Challenges
Usage by children
Fail-safe mechanisms to prevent collisions
Enclosed moving parts, electronics, and battery
Adult supervision
Making the objective clear and understandable to the adult for teaching
Maintenance
Clear and concise user manual
Proper warnings are stated
All parts are held together with bolts or screws for easy disassembly
Testing

7. Questions/Comments