Both Android and Arduino start with the letter A! If that does not convince you they should attempt to be together, this talk may.

Join me for a talk that will show you how to bring these two together with the help of a tentacle prototype (yes, you read that right). Using it as an example, we will discuss how to
- build electronics projects with an Android device,
- control an Arduino microcontroller over a USB connection, and
- analyse user input received via sensors to change the visual output.

During this session, we’ll also learn how the android.hardware.usb package provides support for Android devices to communicate with USB peripherals, and how leveraging your Android device as a USB host can open up a whole new world of opportunities for data transfer and communication.

This talk should be interesting for Android developers and electronics enthusiasts looking for a way to combine these domains and try something new!