Answers.Body: <p>LEGO doesn't make a gyro sensor for NXT, but Hitechnic sells a <a href="http://www.hitechnic.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=NGY1044" rel="nofollow"><strong>gyro third party product</strong></a> and Mindsensors has a <a href="http://www.mindsensors.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&amp;PAGE_user_op=view_page&amp;PAGE_id=158" rel="nofollow"><strong>combo gyro/accelerometer/compass (IMU)</strong></a>. Both can be used with EV3, and LEGO also has a <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-US/EV3-Gyro-Sensor-45505" rel="nofollow"><strong>gyro sensor</strong></a>, included in the <a href="https://shop.education.lego.com/legoed/education/LEGO+MINDSTORMS+Education+EV3/EV3+Core+Set+Charger/5003400&amp;isSimpleSearch=true" rel="nofollow"><strong>Education kit</strong></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Do you still need to use the Education version of the software to use the Gyro Sensor? I see it's now available stand-alone from the LEGO Shop.
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Answers.Text: For a while, blocs needed to use gyro or US distance sensors on home edition are a available for download. Gyro: http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/gyro/ and US-sensor: http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/ultrasonic/
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Answers.Text: Cheers, good to know :)
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Body: <p>Do NXTs or EV3s have gyro sensors or built-in gyro sensors? How can I know the direction of the robot?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: You might want to take a look at the answer to [What are all the different accessories for an NXT](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/862/56) for "1st party" options, or [What are all the 3rd party accessories for an NXT](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/972/56). As you can see in the [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2610/56) LEGO now sell an official Gyro Sensor for the EV3, but I believe you'll need to use the Educational version of the software to access this sensor.
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Title: NXT or EV3 gyro sensor
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ThreadText: # NXT or EV3 gyro sensor
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-03)
  
  Do NXTs or EV3s have gyro sensors or built-in gyro sensors? How can I know the direction of the robot?
  
  **Tags:** mindstorms, nxt, ev3
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You might want to take a look at the answer to [What are all the different accessories for an NXT](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/862/56) for "1st party" options, or [What are all the 3rd party accessories for an NXT](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/972/56). As you can see in the [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2610/56) LEGO now sell an official Gyro Sensor for the EV3, but I believe you'll need to use the Educational version of the software to access this sensor.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-03. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  LEGO doesn't make a gyro sensor for NXT, but Hitechnic sells a [**gyro third party product**](http://www.hitechnic.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=NGY1044) and Mindsensors has a [**combo gyro/accelerometer/compass (IMU)**](http://www.mindsensors.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=158). Both can be used with EV3, and LEGO also has a [**gyro sensor**](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/EV3-Gyro-Sensor-45505), included in the [**Education kit**](https://shop.education.lego.com/legoed/education/LEGO+MINDSTORMS+Education+EV3/EV3+Core+Set+Charger/5003400&isSimpleSearch=true)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Do you still need to use the Education version of the software to use the Gyro Sensor? I see it's now available stand-alone from the LEGO Shop.  
  > **username_2**: For a while, blocs needed to use gyro or US distance sensors on home edition are a available for download. Gyro: http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/gyro/ and US-sensor: http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/ultrasonic/  
  > **username_1**: Cheers, good to know :)  
  
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