That’s because a rate gyroscope — which is the gold cylinder on the left — actually incorporates a spinning motor and a way to monitor how it is affected by changes in gravity. The driver ...

Grab the kids and give this paper gyroscope a try. It’s not an electronic sensor made of paper, but the modern equivalent of a spinning top. The frame remains stationary while the center ...

Try it yourself. You'll need a friend or parent to spin the wheel, and be careful to keep your fingers away from the spokes. If you've ever seen a toy gyroscope, you know that it's a device that ...

A gyroscope is a device consisting of a rapidly spinning wheel or disk mounted so that its axis can turn freely in all directions. As the axis turns the wheel remains stationary. Gyroscopes can be ...