R. Daneel Olivaw is a fictional robot created by Isaac Asimov. The "R" initial in his name stands for "robot." He appears in the Asimov's Robot/Foundation Series, most notably in the novels The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots of Dawn, Robots and Empire, Prelude to Foundation and Foundation and Earth. Since he also appears in all of the books of the Second Foundation Trilogy, Daneel is the most ubiquitous Asimov character. A humanoid robot playing a trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which can perform complex tasks either according to direct human control, partial control with human supervision, or autonomously (that is, fully under computer control). ... Isaac Asimov (courtesy of Jay Kay Klein) Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ... Isaac Asimovs Robot Series is a series of books by Isaac Asimov, both collections of short stories and novels. ... Hari Seldons holographic image, pictured on a paperback edition of Foundation, appears at various times in the First Foundations history, to guide it through the social and economic crises that befall it. ... The Caves of Steel is a book by Isaac Asimov. ... The Naked Sun is the second novel in Isaac Asimovs Robot series. ... The Robots of Dawn is a whodunit science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, first published in 1983. ... Robots and Empire is a 1985 science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov. ... Prelude to Foundation Prelude to Foundation is a novel written by Isaac Asimov. ... Foundation and Earth Foundation and Earth (1986) is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, the fifth novel of the Foundation Series and chronologically the last in the series. ... Hari Seldons holographic image, pictured on a paperback edition of Foundation, appears at various times in the First Foundations history, to guide it through the social and economic crises that befall it. ...

Daneel is a robot built by Roj Nemennuh Sarton and Han Fastolfe, who are Spacer roboticists from planet Aurora, in 4920 AD. Unlike many robots of the period, Daneel is constructed to be virtually indistinguishable from a human being (see: android). This "undercover" attribute enables him to help earth-policeman Elijah Baley solve crimes. Daneel and Baley first meet while Baley is investigating the murder of his creator Sarton in Spacetown. Fictional Spacer scientist of Isaac Asimovs. ... Dr. Han Fastolfe is a fictional character in Isaac Asimovs Robot series. ... In Isaac Asimovs Foundation/Empire/Robot series, the Spacers were the first humans to emigrate to space. ... Definition A roboticist conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. ... Aurora is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Robot Series. ... The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is an artificially created robot, an automaton, that resembles a human being usually both in appearance and behavior. ... Elijah Baley is a fictional character in Isaac Asimovs Robot series. ...

Daneel has a broad, high-cheekboned face and a set of short bronze hair lying flatly backward and without a part. He wore clothes and, in The Caves of Steel, can not be told apart from a human unless he is seen in a situation that he refuses to violate the Three Laws of Robotics. In this novel, Daneel was also capable of conducting cerebroanalysis to humans as Daneel met them. The Caves of Steel is a book by Isaac Asimov. ... This cover of I, Robot illustrates the story Runaround, the first to list all Three Laws of Robotics. ... Cerebroanalysis is the interpretation of the electromagnetic fields of the living brain cells, a fictional ability of R. Daneel Olivaw, a fictional robot created by Isaac Asimov. ...

Daneel and Baley work together on a murder case on Spacer planet Solaria, as well as on the case of the "roboticide" of Daneel's "brother", Jander Panell. Also on Aurora, he first meets R. Giskard Reventlov, a robot with unique telepathic and mind control powers. Daneel invents the Zeroth Law of Robotics ("A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.") after both robots come to see the incompleteness of the existing Laws of Robotics. The Zeroth Law proves destructive to Giskard's positronic brain when he attempts to act upon it, as he violated the First Law in doing so and thus brought on a life-threatening "moral" conflict. Giskard bestows his abilities to Daneel, who over the course of 20,000 years adapts himself to be able to fully obey the Zeroth Law without the risk of shutdown. Solaria was a fictional human-inhabited planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation and Robot series. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into The Robots of Dawn. ... R. Giskard Reventlov is a fictional character in the science fiction works of Isaac Asimov included in The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the claimed innate ability of humans and other creatures to communicate information from one mind to another, without the use of extra tools such as speech or body language. ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ... This cover of I, Robot illustrates the story Runaround, the first to list all Three Laws of Robotics. ... This cover of I, Robot illustrates the story Runaround, the first to list all Three Laws of Robotics. ...

For that time onward, Daneel manipulates the galaxy with the help of his many robot allies. He sets up both the Galactic Empire and Gaia in order to create a society that does not need robots. Under the guise of Eto Demerzel, he becomes the first minister to galactic Emperor Cleon I. In Isaac Asimovs Robot/Empire/Foundation series of novels, the Galactic Empire is an empire consisting of planets settled by humans across the whole galaxy. ... Gaia is a fictional planet described in the book Foundations Edge, by Isaac Asimov. ... In the fictional universe of The Foundation Series, Cleon I (11,988 GE - 12,038 GE) was the Emperor of the Galactic Empire when Hari Seldon first arrived on Trantor. ...

When Hari Seldon first comes to Trantor, R. Daneel Olivaw, under the guise of reporter Chetter Hummin (a play on the word "human"), convinces Hari that the Galactic Empire is dying and that psychohistory must be developed into a practical science in order to save it. As Hummin, he convinces Seldon that Cleon's first minister Eto Demerzel is pursuing him and that it is imperative for Hari to escape and to try making psychohistory practical. He introduces Hari to Dors Venabili, who becomes Hari's friend, protector, and future wife. At the end of Seldon's "Flight" it is revealed that Hummin and Demerzel are actually the same person, and are both false identities of R. Daneel Olivaw. Demerzel appears again briefly in the epilogue to Forward the Foundation, which says he was one of the few in attendance at Hari Seldon's funeral. Hari Seldon is the intellectual hero of Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series. ... Trantor is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation series and Empire series of science-fiction novels. ... Psychohistory is the name of a fictional science in Isaac Asimovs Foundation universe, which combined history, psychology and mathematical statistics to create a (nearly) exact science of the behavior of very large populations of people, such as the Galactic Empire. ... In Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series, Dors Venabili is a good friend, protector and future wife of Hari Seldon, the primary character of Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation. ... Forward the Foundation Forward the Foundation is a novel written by Isaac Asimov. ...

R. Daneel Olivaw appears once more in Foundation and Earth, where Golan Trevize and Janov Pelorat from the Foundation eventually find the radioactive Earth, and Daneel's base on the moon, and learn about his paternalistic manipulations, including causing of the settlement of Alpha Centauri, the creation of Gaia, and psychohistory. Ultimately, Daneel convinces Trevize that the creation of Galaxia is the correct choice. Foundation and Earth Foundation and Earth (1986) is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, the fifth novel of the Foundation Series and chronologically the last in the series. ... Golan Trevize is a fictional character, a major figure in two books in Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series: Foundations Edge and Foundation and Earth. ... Janov Pelorat is a character in the Foundation Series of books by Isaac Asimov. ... Earth is the third planet from the Sun. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... Isaac Asimov (courtesy of Jay Kay Klein) Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ... Alpha Centauri (α Cen / α Centauri) is the brightest star system (a triple star system) in the southern constellation of Centaurus, and contains the fourth brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of −0. ... Gaia is a fictional planet described in the book Foundations Edge, by Isaac Asimov. ... According to Isaac Asimovs Foundation and Earth, Galaxia is (or will be) a living organism which contains all the lifeforms and rocks and other materials in the galaxy. ...

Based on Johnny Pez's timeline, Daneel was 19,230 years old during the events of Foundation and Earth. Daneel is the longest-living Asimov character. Longevity is long life or existence. ...

Isaac Asimov said that the reason Daneel appeared so often in his books was that his readers and publishers begged it of him.