R. Daneel Olivaw

But as impressive as ASIMO is, he's a long way from R. Daneel Olivaw, more's the pity.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

One of these was R. Daneel Olivaw, a humaniform robot (who could not easily be told from a human being) who had earlier appeared in The Caves of Steel (Doubleday, 1954), and in its sequel, The Naked Sun (Doubleday, 1957).

Perihilion Asimov, Isaac 1988

But there also were good such robots as R. Daneel Olivaw in Isaac Asimov's sci-fi stories that posited the Three Laws of Robotics (which any old geek worth his salt can quote).

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