Maker Faire Bay Area 2024
Dalek FAX
Home: California, United States
Dalek FAX is a r/c life size Dalek replica from the British "Doctor Who" sci-fi tv series. Our Dalek V1 was first conceived back in 2013 as a White Hill middle school project to inspire and thrill a group of 7th grade Dr. Who fans. It is fully remote controlled, can play voice lines and move its head around, originally made from all recycled materials and is designed to be able to roam freely and interact with crowds. We loved taking the Dalek V2 and V3 to Maker Faire Bay Area over the years, after hearing about maker faire starting again in 2024, we decided to resurrect him as a family project with a new body design, more features, and a voice-changer. Nick and I finished him during 2024 Maker Faire and have continued working on him over the last year.
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Dalek Fax Containment Unit
Our build team has been Andrew Maley, Nicholas Maley, Carol Maley and Ralph Gnauck. Andrew is responsible for wood working and original electronics design. Nick is a recent EE grad, and is responsible for the electronics, designing and wiring the control systems. Ralph Gnauck and Carol Maley work on the software.
What Inspired You to Make This?
In 2013 the White Hill middle school robotics team wanted a mascot for our local summer parade in Fairfax, and Fairfax Dalek was born. Over time he became a family project. When the pandemic was ending and maker faire bay area was restarting we decided to rebuild him in to version 2.0 and continue to upgrade him since. Keep on EXTERMINATING!!
