Modern MEMS gyros are widely used nowadays, however, the field of high dynamic moving objects is still hardly accessible for them because of rigid requirements for the sensors to be shock resistant. Solid state gyros (SSG), namely, those that are based on surface acoustic waves (SAW), are likely to become the solution to this problem. This paper provides a short introduction to theory of SAW based SSGs and a brief overview of the existing design concepts, which are described, analyzed, and compared with each other. The main advantages, problems, and prospects for further development of SAW based SSGs are discussed.