That was pretty much the basis of the 1960s Daleks vs. Mechanoids comic strips, written by David Whitaker. And they were good stories - to my 10/11/12 year-old mind, at least. =:o} The Daleks go to do their usual bloodthirsty slash/burn/exterminate thing on a remote planet, and - Zoiks! - there is these nasty Mechanoid things who seem to be just as tough as they are, just as keen to take control of everything they clap their photo-voltaic cells on, just as uncaring about other forms of "life"...

And I fondly remember the "tragic hero" Dalek, named Zeg, who discovered a tougher metal for the Dalek's casings (which of course would enable them to become better conquerors), but in his hubris challenged the "wise old" Emperor. The two had to duel to the death out amid the hostile jungle terrain of Skaro; the Emperor finally outwitted Zeg and sent him to his doom, thus teaching kids the important lesson that it's brains rather than brawn that enable one to become the ultimate galaxy-slaughtering bastard. =:o}