Dalek travel machine
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The Dalek travel machine is the iconic armored, tank-like mobile casing used by the Daleks in Doctor Who, providing them with locomotion, protection, and weaponry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dalek armour plating | 1 |
| Dalek travel machine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4170728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dalek travel machine Context triple: [Davros, inspiredDesignOf, Dalek travel machine]
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A.
TARDIS
The TARDIS is the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, famous for its blue British police box exterior and vast, advanced interior.
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B.
TARDIS Eye of Harmony
The TARDIS Eye of Harmony is a powerful energy source and focal point within the Doctor's time machine in Doctor Who, derived from the captured heart of a collapsing star to enable time travel.
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C.
The Daleks
The Daleks is the second serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, introducing the iconic mutant alien villains of the same name.
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D.
Daleks
The Daleks are a race of ruthless, armored mutants and iconic villains in the Doctor Who universe, known for their cry of "Exterminate!" and their relentless drive to conquer and destroy.
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E.
Infinite Improbability Drive
The Infinite Improbability Drive is a fictional propulsion system from *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* that allows a spaceship to instantaneously traverse vast interstellar distances by exploiting extremely improbable events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dalek travel machine Target entity description: The Dalek travel machine is the iconic armored, tank-like mobile casing used by the Daleks in Doctor Who, providing them with locomotion, protection, and weaponry.
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A.
TARDIS
The TARDIS is the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, famous for its blue British police box exterior and vast, advanced interior.
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B.
TARDIS Eye of Harmony
The TARDIS Eye of Harmony is a powerful energy source and focal point within the Doctor's time machine in Doctor Who, derived from the captured heart of a collapsing star to enable time travel.
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C.
The Daleks
The Daleks is the second serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, introducing the iconic mutant alien villains of the same name.
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D.
Daleks
The Daleks are a race of ruthless, armored mutants and iconic villains in the Doctor Who universe, known for their cry of "Exterminate!" and their relentless drive to conquer and destroy.
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E.
Infinite Improbability Drive
The Infinite Improbability Drive is a fictional propulsion system from *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* that allows a spaceship to instantaneously traverse vast interstellar distances by exploiting extremely improbable events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dalek casing
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armored combat vehicle ⓘ fictional vehicle ⓘ science fiction technology ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
audio dramas
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comics ⓘ novels ⓘ television ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Davros ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpecies | Daleks ⓘ |
| capableOf |
extermination beam fire
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space travel with modifications ⓘ terrain navigation ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Dalek
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linked to:
Daleks
|
| contains | mutant Dalek organism ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Dalek mutant inside ⓘ |
| creatorInUniverse | Kaled scientists ⓘ |
| designedByRealWorld |
Raymond Cusick
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linked to:
Ray Cusick
|
| equippedWith |
Dalek gunstick
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anti-gravity drive ⓘ force-field generator ⓘ hover capability ⓘ internal control systems ⓘ manipulator arm ⓘ optical stalk ⓘ sensor systems ⓘ voice modulator ⓘ |
| feature |
dome-shaped head
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hemispherical protrusions ⓘ internal control chamber ⓘ single eye lens ⓘ skirt section ⓘ slatted shoulder section ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceSerial | The Daleks ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | icon of British science fiction ⓘ |
| material | metallic armor ⓘ |
| powerSource |
external power feed (early models)
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internal power supply ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
locomotion for Daleks
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protection for Daleks ⓘ weapons platform ⓘ |
| provides |
armored shell
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environmental control ⓘ life-support system ⓘ weapon mount ⓘ |
| shape | conical ⓘ |
| universe | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dalek
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linked to:
Daleks
|
| vulnerability |
attacks on eye stalk
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disabling power source ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dalek travel machine Description of subject: The Dalek travel machine is the iconic armored, tank-like mobile casing used by the Daleks in Doctor Who, providing them with locomotion, protection, and weaponry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dalek travel machine