At the heart of this instrument is a gyroscope which consists of a spinning disc attached to a gimbal mount. Due to the conservation of angular momentum, the spin axis will always keep its ...

[Curious Marc] has an Apollo-era gyroscope but isn’t quite ready to put it through this paces without some practice. So he borrowed a 1949 vintage Sperry C5 gyro and did some experiments with it ...

Gyroscopes and accelerometers help in tracking the vacuum’s direction, and distance traveled. For even more help with robot mapping and the technology, check out the video below. insider tip The ...