Back in the day, if we wanted coffee, we would have to go to the forest, harvest some coffee beans, dry them out, then roast them, grind them, and boil the grinds in a pot of water. Eventually, we would be soothed by a dark, coffee ground infused, hot liquid.
OK, maybe it's not quite like that, but although some coffee pots come with timers or even single servings, it still takes time for your coffee to brew.
Enter the Tweet-a-pot. No, it's not instantly available, fresh, hot coffee. But, it could be the next, best thing. If you are on route to your coffee pot, you can send it a tweet to let it know you are wanting some coffee, and it will fresh brew some for you. Maybe a bit pointless, but certainly this project can help you develop your skills and imagination for what can be done with Arduino.
This is not a cheap project. In order to work, it requires a coffee pot, a laptop / computer as the most expensive components. And of course it needs an arduino board and a power switch tail.
That said, if you can spare those things, this is the result:
For all the laptop does, it is basically an internet connected device that is connected with a twitter account and can parse the coffee request. Perhaps the Arduino is not even really needed, and this is just a rube goldberg machine.
Nevertheless, follow this link to the Tweet-a-pot instructable and enjoy making your coffee. Or at least enjoy reading about how it can be done.
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