MPU-6050 6-DoF Accelerometer & Gyroscope Sensor Adafruit MPU-6050 6-DoF Accelerometer and Gyroscope Sensor is a triple-axis accelerometer and gyroscope combination. Inside the breakout are two sensors, one of which is a 3-axis accelerometer, which can tell the user which direction is down towards the Earth (by measuring gravity). The other sensor is a gyroscope that can sense how fast the board is twisted around. Combining this data allows the user to tell how the project moves through space. This breakout is based on the popular MPU-6050 sensor. This Adafruit compact sensor uses I2C to communicate and is very easy to use.