A ring laser gyroscope consists of a ring laser having two independent counter-propagating resonant modes over the same path; the difference in phase is used to detect rotation.

The hemispherical resonator gyroscope, also called wine-glass gyroscope or mushroom gyro, is a compact, low-noise, high-performance angular rate or rotation sensor.

A control moment gyroscope is an attitude control device generally used in spacecraft attitude control systems.

A fibre-optic gyroscope senses changes in orientation using the Sagnac effect, thus performing the function of a mechanical gyroscope.

A vibrating structure gyroscope, defined by the IEEE as a Coriolis vibratory gyroscope,IEEE Std 1431–2004 Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes. is a gyroscope that uses a vibrating structure to determine the rate of rotation.

A quantum gyroscope is a very sensitive device to measure angular rotation based on quantum mechanical principles.