The invention is Sinkable Toy Warships, in particular, remotely controlled toy boats that can shoot water, be shot at by other boats, retain water that hits them directly, continue to be operational after being hit, sink when a predetermined volume of water has been absorbed, remain near the surface where it can be located and can be recovered after being submerged with no ill-effects to the electric and electronic components on board.

A combination aquatic toy and a reservoir wherein the reservoir comprises a container to contain a body of water and a contactless electrical power transfer transmitter, the toy is a submersible or is submersible and comprises a body carrying a battery and a battery powered propeller (fin or screw propeller or foil or impeller or other) to drive the toy through the body of water and contactless power transfer receiver to receive power, when in sufficient proximity to the transmitter, from the transmitter.

A combination aquatic toy and a reservoir wherein the reservoir comprises a container to contain a body of water and a contactless electrical power transfer transmitter, the toy is a submersible or is submersible and comprises a body carrying a battery and a battery powered propeller (fin or screw propeller or foil or impeller or other) to drive the toy through the body of water and contactless power transfer receiver to receive power, when in sufficient proximity to the transmitter, from the transmitter.

An apparatus or educational toy comprising a main body (120, 220, 320, 520) and a drive mechanism (140, 240, 340, 540), wherein the drive mechanism (140, 240, 340, 540) comprises a reservoir (142, 242, 342) for storing a driving liquid, a discharge outlet (144, 244a, 244b, 344, 544a, 544b) through which the driving liquid is discharged from the main body (120, 220, 320, 520) to generate a driving thrust, a liquid delivery path (146, 246a, 246b, 346) for delivering the driving liquid for a reservoir outlet (148, 348, 448) to the discharge outlet (144, 244a, 244b, 344, 544a, 544b), and a threshold setting device (147, 347); and wherein the threshold setting device (147, 347) sets a threshold thrust level so that the driving liquid is to pass from the reservoir (142, 242, 342) and discharged from the discharge outlet (144, 244a, 244b, 344, 544a, 544b) upon reaching the threshold thrust level during operation.

An apparatus or educational toy comprising a main body (120, 220, 320, 520) and a drive mechanism (140, 240, 340, 540), wherein the drive mechanism (140, 240, 340, 540) comprises a reservoir (142, 242, 342) for storing a driving liquid, a discharge outlet (144, 244a, 244b, 344, 544a, 544b) through which the driving liquid is discharged from the main body (120, 220, 320, 520) to generate a driving thrust, a liquid delivery path (146, 246a, 246b, 346) for delivering the driving liquid for a reservoir outlet (148, 348, 448) to the discharge outlet (144, 244a, 244b, 344, 544a, 544b), and a threshold setting device (147, 347); and wherein the threshold setting device (147, 347) sets a threshold thrust level so that the driving liquid is to pass from the reservoir (142, 242, 342) and discharged from the discharge outlet (144, 244a, 244b, 344, 544a, 544b) upon reaching the threshold thrust level during operation.

A remote control boat that includes a self-righting apparatus adapted to right the boat after it has capsized. In some embodiments, a weighted coupler is attached to the motor output shaft and the drive shaft to prevent the drive shaft from moving for a period of time after the motor is turned on. In some embodiments, one or more components may be attached to the weighted coupler by a set screw configuration. In some embodiments, one or more components may be attached to the weighted coupler by a collet-type configuration.

A system comprising a self-propelled device and an accessory device. The self-propelled device includes a spherical housing, and a drive system provided within the spherical housing to cause the self-propelled device to roll. When the self-propelled device rolls, the self-propelled device and the accessory device magnetically interact to maintain the accessory device in contact with a top position of the spherical housing relative to an underlying surface on which the spherical housing is rolling on.

A system comprising a self-propelled device and an accessory device. The self-propelled device includes a spherical housing, and a drive system provided within the spherical housing to cause the self-propelled device to roll. When the self-propelled device rolls, the self-propelled device and the accessory device magnetically interact to maintain the accessory device in contact with a top position of the spherical housing relative to an underlying surface on which the spherical housing is rolling on.

A modular sensing device can include an inertial measurement unit to generate sensor data corresponding to user gestures performed by a user, a mode selector enabling the user to select a mode of the modular sensing device out of a plurality of modes, and one or more output devices to generate output based on the user gestures and the selected mode. The modular sensing device can further include a controller to implement a plurality of state machines. Each state machine can be associated with a corresponding user gesture by a sensor data signature. The state machine can execute a state transition when the sensor data matches the sensor data signature. The executed state transition can cause the controller to generate a corresponding output via the one or more output devices specific to the selected mode and based on the corresponding user gesture.

A modular sensing device can include an inertial measurement unit to generate sensor data corresponding to user gestures performed by a user, a mode selector enabling the user to select a mode of the modular sensing device out of a plurality of modes, and one or more output devices to generate output based on the user gestures and the selected mode. The modular sensing device can further include a controller to implement a plurality of state machines. Each state machine can be associated with a corresponding user gesture by a sensor data signature. The state machine can execute a state transition when the sensor data matches the sensor data signature. The executed state transition can cause the controller to generate a corresponding output via the one or more output devices specific to the selected mode and based on the corresponding user gesture.