A surgical instrument, comprising: a handle assembly; an elongate shaft assembly rotatably supported relative to the handle assembly; a proximal roll motor supported by the handle assembly and configured to apply proximal rotary motions to the elongate shaft assembly to cause the elongate shaft assembly to rotate relative to the handle assembly about a shaft axis;
a surgical end effector operably coupled to the elongate shaft assembly and being configured to perform a surgical procedure upon application of at least one firing motion thereto; a firing motor supported by the handle assembly and configured to apply firing motions to a portion of the elongate shaft assembly for transfer to the surgical end effector; and
a joystick control assembly comprising: a first switch assembly movably supported by the handle assembly and including a joystick movably mounted thereto such that pivotal movement of the joystick relative to the first switch assembly causes at least one corresponding control signal to be sent to the proximal roll motor; and a second switch assembly comprising: a first sensor; and a second sensor movable with the first switch assembly such that movement of the second sensor relative to the first sensor causes at least one other control signal to be sent to the firing motor.