The height and spoon positioning can be adjusted too, depending on pot size. An Arduino Uno helps keep the stirrer moving once the app connects. The Android app is made using the Google ADK.

App Inventor — a Google cast-out that is now maintained by MIT — is a graphical tool that unlocks the power of an Android handset to those with the most basic of programming understanding.

However, as the video above shows, you can also create your own simple apps for your Arduino project using MIT App Inventor.

The official Arduino development team have this week announced the free download of its Arduino Create app for Chrome classrooms.

There's more to Android than just hacking that app or operating system, says Google. You'll soon be able to hack Android hardware too, thanks to a new Arduino-based platform.

The integration of Arduino and Android technology in coffee roasting offers several benefits. Firstly, it enhances precision and consistency, which are critical for producing high-quality coffee.

For most beginning hardware hackers, Arduino is hard and Linux/Android is easy. The folks at UDOO, a Kickstarter project that ends tonight, aim to solve that by mixing the best of both worlds. The ...