Dalek toy turned into roving surveillance bot

Wil Harris from Channel Flip sez, "Take one remote control Dr Who Dalek toy, add a state of the art pinhole security camera, pair with wireless transmitter and hard disk recorder - and voila, an incognito security device for the geek office or home. This bot was made by a London security firm for an anonymous client and we got to play with it!" Link (Thanks, Wil!)

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cortana

EXTERMINATE!!!
AirPillo

Why is this paired with a background ripped from a Fallout 3 teaser?
Enochrewt

But is it the model that can navigate stairs?
eustace

Even if I owned it, I wouldn’t be able to resist kicking it across the room. Hard.
macisaguy

I’m with Airpillo….why are they showcasing this thing in front of a Fallout 3 background? It’s just…odd. Which I guess for a Dalek toy makes sense…but still. Weird and unecessary pairing.
Bonnie

However, the only way it turns on is if Rose Tyler touches it.
Torchwood

An exceedingly fitting piece of kit!
Perhaps mps is developing these as roving cctv’s with death rays!

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padster123

Shhhh – you’re giving Skynet ideas! Is this how it starts?