An open-source stethoscope that costs between $2.5 and $5 to produce

Re:An open-source stethoscope that costs between $2.5 and $5... by krispykrem on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @04:21PM (#47954033)

Here is an interview with one of the researchers behind this project:

https://logicmag.io/bodies/tarek-loubani-on-3d-printing-in-g...

It explains the project and its motivations. It's been a while since I read it (2019), but at the time I found it really fascinating and inspiring.

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Re:An open-source stethoscope that costs between $2.5 and $5... by martinwright on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @06:47PM (#47955721)

Really eye-opening to my western-brain that agreed with higher comments simply comparing the process with ordering a unit off Alibaba and having it delivered. Truth is, there's often a million other parameters that could come up and make a project like this really useful & practical to someone.

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Re:An open-source stethoscope that costs between $2.5 and $5... by shimman on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @10:52PM (#47957485)

Yes, this group had a great interview on The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder. Really both inspiring and infuriating. Inspiring in that human ingenuity to preserve and help others truly knows no limits; infuriating because these are a people having a genocide committed against them and are forced to do such things for basic medical care.

One day everyone will truly be against this.

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