![]() ![]() ![]() ĭaneel is one of the two protagonists of Asimov's Robot series books The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, and The Robots of Dawn. He can convincingly mimic human behavior and reactions, is better able to adapt and evolve through increased knowledge and experience, and can perform "cerebroanalysis", an ability defined as an "interpretation of the electromagnetic fields of living brain cells" that provides "information of the temperamental and emotional makeup of an individual." Asimov's concept of cerebroanalysis in 1953 predicted magnetic resonance imaging (first demonstrated in 1973), and also its later (and currently debated) use to determine truthfulness or deceit. Daneel's particular brain and system are more advanced than the average robot. Like other robots in Asimov's stories, his " positronic brain" is governed by the Three Laws of Robotics. In his introduction story, Daneel is said to be not only made in the likeness of one of his creators but is also the first robot physically indistinguishable from humans. ![]() ![]() The full story was published by Doubleday as a hardcover book in 1954. Daneel is introduced in The Caves of Steel, a serialized story published in Galaxy magazine vol. The "R" initial in his name stands for "Robot," a naming convention in Asimov's future society during Earth's early period of space colonization. Daneel Olivaw is a fictional robot created by Isaac Asimov. Daneel Olivaw as depicted on the cover of the novel The Naked Sun. ![]()
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