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A typical-looking fidget spinner, but with a motor in the axle - so it can spin by itself.

Could be powered by cell batteries in the symmetrically protruding nodes of the spinning section.
Or it could be wind-up, clockwork would also be good.

—Loris, May 21 2020

https://www.gyrosco....asp?product=TEDCO2 [hippo, Oct 01 2020]

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       So like a mechanical Top?
—blissmiss, May 21 2020
   

       [+] one of these would be exceedingly satisfying to hold. Bonus points for having them spin so quickly they impart a sense of mild dread in the holder. A pressure-sensitive button in the centre might be used to regulate the power-assist.
—zen_tom, Oct 01 2020
   

       When I was young the equivalent gadget was the toy gyroscope (link)
—hippo, Oct 01 2020
   

       //If you google battery driven fidget spinner you’ll find plenty.//   

       Your linked video is reasonably close, but it doesn't fit the spec, if you read carefully.   

       I did actually google this before I posted, so y'know.
—Loris, Oct 01 2020
   

       //Where does it miss on the spec? "Typical looking?"//   

       Yes.
It needs to look very much like a standard 3 or 5 lobed fidget spinner, or it's nowhere.
—Loris, Oct 01 2020
   


 

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