The Recurring Cast
Character · The Robots · 4 books

R. Daneel Olivaw

R. Daneel Olivaw is a humaniform robot, indistinguishable from a human, who works as Elijah Baley’s partner and plays a long role in human history.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Caves of Steel (1954)
Latest appearance
Robots and Empire (1985)
Books
4 (1 as lead, 3 major)
Series
Robot
Author
Isaac Asimov
Circle
The Robots

Where to meet R. Daneel Olivaw

R. Daneel Olivaw first appears in The Caves of Steel (1954), in a major role, book 2 of the Robot series.

Buy The Caves of Steel

Every book with R. Daneel Olivaw

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1954MThe Caves of Steelmajor role · RobotBuy
  2. 1957MThe Naked Sunmajor role · RobotBuy
  3. 1983MThe Robots of Dawnmajor role · RobotBuy
  4. 1985LRobots and Empirelead · RobotBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Elijah BaleyNew York plainclothesman4
Gladia DelmarreSolarian woman3