I am building a self balancing robot for a class using a Maple, and my professor wants us to use an Android tablet as a sort of controller to steer the robot. Each group was given a WiFly RN-XV and a Sparkfun XBee sheild (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9976?). I know basically nothing about network programming, so I've been doing a lot of searching around, and I've found a few libraries designed for use with the WiFly (such as WiFlyHQ http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,99362.0.html), but they seem way more complex than what I need.
Basically what I want to do is use the RN-XV in adhoc mode, have my android device connect to it, and send a few commands from the android to my balance bot. Once I get that implemented, I'd also like to be able to send sensor data from the bot to my android tablet (or possibly a separate computer). Granted, since I don't know much about wireless communications, this might be harder than it seems, but can anyone offer me tips on how to get started?
(Also, this forum doesn't seem to be all that active, do most people direct their questions over to arduino forums since there are so many compatibilities?)