Mobile, gyroscopically stabilized toy with controlled multi-action movements

A toy capable of rolling atop a support surface comprising:

• a body;
• gyroscopic means mounted in said body for providing, gyrostabilization, said gyroscopic means including:
• an axle rotatably mounted to said body and defining an axis of rotation;
• a rotor attached to said axle and capable of spinning about said axis;
• and
• means for attaching said axle to said body, wherein said axle is free to rotate about at least one axis which is perpendicular to said axis of rotation;
• selectively, intermittently operable drive means connected to said gyroscopic means for causing said axle and said rotor to spin with sufficient speed to gyrostabilize said toy;
• at least one appendage attached to said body;
• translation means disposed at the lower portion of said toy for permitting independent directional translational movement of said toy over the support surface, said translation means forming the bottom of said toy, said translation means including at least one rolling member which provides at least one contact area for providing frictional contact with the support surface which resists the natural precessional forces of said gyroscopic means, and which substantially prevents rotation of the lower portion of said toy about an upright axis extending up from the support surface;
• and
• a remote control for selectively controlling the gyroscopic rotation of said gyroscopic means and the motion of said at least one rolling member;
• wherein said at least one rolling member is selectively motor driven by said drive means or a second drive means in response to said remote control.