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Canadian\u00a0Ron Ostafichuk took a lot of old pieces of wood and created a full-sized version of the most terrifying creature known to man: a Dalek! Powered by a 12 volt battery, he used a Raspberry Pi to control relay controllers and DC motor controllers to manage\u00a0the wheel movement. His eventual aim is to turn the whole apparatus into a remote-controlled mower! Read more on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canadian\u00a0Ron Ostafichuk took a lot of old pieces of wood and created a full-sized version of the most terrifying creature known to man: a Dalek! Powered by a 12 volt battery, he used a Raspberry Pi to control relay controllers…<\/p>\n

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