MIT App Inventor, which lets you develop applications for Android devices using a web browser and either a connected phone or emulator. You can also use the Site to store your work and keep track ...

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 app used to control this intense ice-rider is a custom app written using MIT App Inventor, which has the ability to work with Bluetooth classic as well as BLE.

In a time when technology is rapidly changing, the MIT App Inventor provides an excellent example of how to democratize the process of creation.