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	R. Giskard Reventlov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Giskard Reventlov is a fictional character in the science fiction works of Isaac Asimov included in The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire.
		Giskard was a robot designed and built on Aurora by Han Fastolfe, and a lifelong companion of Fastolfe.
		Giskard was less able to cope with the abstract concepts that the Zeroth Law introduced, and went into stasis as a result of the lingering uncertainty of his decision to allow Earth to die, coming as it had at the end of a protracted series of difficult crises.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/R._Giskard_Reventlov (412 words)

	R. Daneel Olivaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Zeroth Law proves destructive to Giskard's positronic brain when he attempts to act upon it, as he could not tell whether his actions would save humanity or destroy it, resulting in 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.
		When Hari Seldon first comes to Trantor, R. Daneel Olivaw, under the guise of reporter Chetter Hummin (a play on the words "better" and "human"), convinces Hari that the Galactic Empire is dying and that psychohistory must be developed into a practical science in order to save it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/R_Daneel_Olivaw (686 words)

	The Robots of Dawn - Asimov
		He is told that Jander Panell, a humaniform robot identical to R.
		During his investigation, he had noticed that Giskard many times had acted as if he had knowledge of what others were thinking.
		Giskard's abilities only work if they are kept secret, and he puts a block in Baley's mind that prevents him from revealing the secret.
	asimov.wikia.com /wiki/The_Robots_of_Dawn (905 words)

	The Robots of Dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Daneel Olivaw, as well as R. Giskard, another of Fastolfe's robots.
		Vasilia, who had made modifications to Giskard's programming many decades before, had accidentally given him the ability to read minds, human and robot alike.
		Giskard found out about Amadiro's contact with Jander, and it was Giskard who shut Jander down.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/t/th/the_robots_of_dawn.html (878 words)

	Wikipedia: R. Daneel Olivaw
		Daneel and Baley also worked together on a murder case on Spacer planet Solaria, and on a case of 'robocide' of Daneel's 'brother', Jander Panell, on Aurora, where he also first meets R. Giskard Reventlov, a robot with unique telepathic powers.
		Giskard and Daneel invented the Zeroth Law of Robotics, which proved destructive to his positronic brain, as he violated the First Law.
		Giskard bestowed his abilities to Daneel, who over the course of 20,000 years has adapted to be able to fully obey the Zeroth Law.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/r/r_/r__daneel_olivaw.html (371 words)

	Encyclopedia Galactica - Characters - F-G
		Successor to Sarton Bander but, after Bander's death, was taken by Bliss to R Daneel in order that he may make use of the greater capacity of its long-lived brain.
		With Gilbret and Artemesia he attempted to find a "rebellion world" accidentally stumbled on by Gilbret only to find that it was actually located on Rhodia.
		The purpose of the humaniform robot was as an experimental device to further understand the workings of the human brain.
	members.tripod.com /TerminusCity/chars/chars5.html (781 words)

	Robots and Empire - Asimov
		Giskard, fly to Earth to stop them, using Giskard's telepathic powers, as well as Daneel's Zeroth Law of Robotics.
		Daneel and Giskard decide that it would be best for humanity to abandon Earth, but change the time scale to one hundred fifty years, allowing humanity to evacuate Earth.
		Before his destruction, Giskard teaches the telepathic techniques to Daneel, who puts them to good use in later books.
	asimov.wikia.com /wiki/Robots_and_Empire (294 words)

	[No title]
		Giskard Reventlov, R for robot, was the first robot in the series to attempt it.
		I would like to suggest that Xena is somewhat like R. Giskard in that both suffer psycological damage trying to carry out the Zeroth law.
		Gabrielle and R. Daneel, on the other hand, are both fully affective not to mention effective in carrying out the Zeroth Law.
	www.smoe.org /lists/chakram-refugees/v05.n305 (1600 words)

	[No title]
		Giskard > Reventlov, R for robot, was the first robot in the series to attempt it.
		I would like to suggest that Xena > is somewhat like R. Giskard in that both suffer psycological damage > trying to carry out the Zeroth law.
		Gabrielle and R. Daneel, on the > other hand, are both fully affective not to mention effective in > carrying out the Zeroth Law.
	www.smoe.org /lists/chakram-refugees/v06.n041 (733 words)

	Elijah Baley - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Spacers assign to him a robot partner, R.
		Giskard's telepathic abilities long before anyone else does.
		Giskard modifies Baley's mind to prevent him from being able to tell anyone.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Elijah_Baley (388 words)

	Who is your favourite Robot novels character? - Invision Power Board
		R. Daneel followed by a close Elijah Bailey.
		Gladia was ok. Solarians r just my ideas of trillionaires in general (and i mean that in the Robot Series and the Foundation Series)!
		Solarians r just my ideas of trillionaires in general (and i mean that in the Robot Series and the Foundation Series)!
	www.asimovians.com /forum/index.php?act=ST&f=19&t=1406 (718 words)

	Liar 1941 1941 is science fiction science fiction short story... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The lexical ambiguity that is explored here is the definition of injury, the robot having to take into account psychological injury as well as physical.
		Giskard Reventlov was later introduced by Asimov in "The Robots of Dawn The Robots of Dawn".
		In 1969 1969 this short story was adapted into an episode of British television series "Out of the Unknown Out of the Unknown".
	www.biodatabase.de /Liar! (260 words)

	India Talking Hindustan network discussion forums
		Giskard is now cured and his owner, Dr Nimai Ferguson, is back in the business of running his profitable hi-tech barber shop in Bollywood.
		Once the decision is made, a robot named R. Giskard takes over and finishes the job in about 10 minutes maximum.
		Giskard develops some defect and, during the humming of the songs, starts saying occasional loud 'phews' into the customer's ear, followed by a superior smirk on his face (or a naughty wink if the customer is a female).
	www.hindustan.net /discus/messages/63/3354.html (1952 words)

	The History of the Positronic Robot and Foundation Stories, 1973-1988
		The plot would require Asimov to describe the relationship in some detail, and this would be terribly difficult to do in the social climate of the 1950s.
		Gladia agrees to travel with Baley to Solaria, accompanied by her robots R. Daneel Olivaw and R. Giskard Reventlov.
		After returning to Aurora, Daneel and Giskard uncover Amadiro's plot to attack Earth, and they arrange for Gladia to travel to Earth with them.
	www.asimovonline.com /oldsite/Robot_Foundation_history_5.html (2610 words)

	Diplomacy 2000 - Giskard
		Welcome to your new game, "Giskard", named after R. Giskard Reventlov a robot in the Isaac Asimov novels, "The Robots of Dawn" and "Robots and Empire".
		"Giskard - Spring 1901 - Russia [1]" - the [1] being there in case you submit new orders and the various e-mail servers get them mixed up).
		It is inconvenient when players reply to adjudications when sending new orders as the subject always has the wrong season in.
	www14.brinkster.com /ilkeston/pres01.asp?game=giskard (1812 words)

	julian/blog » Blog Archive » Asimovian I, Robot?
		Giskard eventually develops the Zeroth Law, and later on, R. Daneel Olivaw is able to fully integrate it into himself.
		Giskard applies the Zeroth Law once, but it causes him to cease to function, because he cannot truly know what is best for humanity, so he is in conflict with the First Law.
		Daneel gains a great understanding of humans over many thousands of years, and only after that is he able to properly apply the laws.
	missig.org /julian/blog/2004/07/18/asimovian-i-robot (569 words)

	Robots and Empire - Books
		But even after his death, Baley's vision continued to guide his robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, who had the wisdom of a great man behind him and an indestructable will to win....
		Two hundred years have passed and although Elijah Baley has passed away, his influence remains with the technological masterpiece R. Daneel Olivaw and the extraordinarily gifted R. Giskard.
		Restricted by the Laws of Robotics, Daneel and Giskard must find a way to thwart any plan a certain enemy executes while unable to employ what they consider Elijah's aggressive techniques.
	www.wensstyle.com /product/0586062009.html (916 words)

	What Ho! - A female "R Daneel Olivaw"! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Susan Calvin, Elijah Baley, R Daneel Olivaw and Giskard.
		With the introduction of the zeroth law by R Giskard, the original three laws were modified as follows:
		First law: A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, except where that would conflict with the Zeroth Law.
	www.satpathy.in /blog/gautamsatpathy/archives/2005/06/entry_27.html (380 words)

	Night Shade Books Discussion Area: Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics - public domain? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		On Thomas R.'s comment that "Asimov initially envisioned them as tools not minority groups": perhaps true, although he was never shy about allowing a subtext into the books about the treatment of minorities.
		Thomas R: although today's robots are mere automatons and don't have the real intelligence to make the laws meaningful, I think that someday they will, but that being programmed it will be possible to put in hard-and-fast rules like the 3 laws of asimov.
		It was self-programmed by both of the robots and R. Giskard suffered 'positronic brain-freeze' in conflict with the original three.
	www.nightshadebooks.com /discus/messages/378/1818.html?1087496533 (3408 words)

	Invision Power Board > Favorite Robot Novel Character? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Granted, he (I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but I think of this Robot as a male) had the advantage of having special abilities, but still, he used all his experience to generate and develop a new idea (the zeroth law) AND he died for it.
		He was the first to dream up the robotic guardianship of humanity, and although Daneel was the one to fulfill all, it was Giskard who was the beggining of it all.
		Jul 22 2002, 01:47 AM My favourite is definitely Giskard (the part where elijah realises that he has mentalic powers is an awesome piece of writing).
	www.asimovians.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t33.html (2305 words)

	Personajes de Asimov: Letra A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A fact she believed led to a stunted emotional growth.
		While living with Fastolfe she developed her robotics skills and often practiced by reprogramming the robot R.
		Unsuccessfully attempted to regain control of R. Giskard after deducing the secret of the robot's mind-adjusting abilities and realising that those abilities were a direct result of her own programming efforts.
	isaacasimov.garcia-cuervo.com /Org_ING/ING_Personajes_A.htm (726 words)

	Articles: Deconstructing Asimov's Laws
		Daneel Olivaw and R. Giskard Reventlov, determining that the Three Laws were in fact insufficient to facilitate their efforts to further the goals of humanity, developed what Daneel called the Zeroth Law of Robotics - that a robot cannot cause harm to humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
		Daneel was the first to implement this law into his programming, much to the astonishment of Dr. Vasilia Fastolfe, who had less-than-noble intentions regarding the use of R. Giskard.
		At the end of the same novel, Giskard employed this law and allowed the planet Earth to become fatally irradiated, for the benefits its ultimate desertion would have for humanity’s expansion into the Galaxy.
	www.asimovlaws.com /articles/archives/2004/07/deconstructing.html (2803 words)

	[No title]
		In Asimovs "Caves of Steel" R. Daneel has built-in cerebroanalysis.
		And in "Robots and Empire" R. Giskard supposedly gives R. Daneel the ability to read minds.
		Actually, later in the Foundation series R. Daneel has the ability to "write minds" and change human emotions.
	home18.inet.tele.dk /silanian/Robot/paxrobotica080203.txt (578 words)

	PROOF - Robots On Film - Plot Summaries: 'R'
		A film version of Isaac Asimov's The Caves of Steel, in which an Earth detective (Lije Bailey) - together with the robot R. Daneel Olivaw - investigate the murder of a 'spacer'.
		In addition to Olivaw, the film also features robots R. Sammy, R. Giskard, R. Borgraf and R. Jane.
		A collection of four separate stories, all linked by a robot theme: (1) 'Machine Love': Archie (a Sprout G9 iPerson) is specifically designed to fit modern office life, and has the capacity to learn from its interactions with the humans around him.
	www.podster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /bots_film/botsfm_r.html (1062 words)

	Isaac Asimov's Robot Mysteries at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
		"The Robots of Dawn" was not published until 1983, and introduced a second robot sidekick, R. Giskard Reventlov.
		In the fourth book, "Robots & Empire", Asimov chose to allow Baley and Giskard to die while Daneel lived (and solved the case).
		Asimov was amazed at the storm of letters from readers more unhappy about the death of robot Giskard than about that of the human Baley.
	www.genordell.com /stores/blackhat/Asimov.htm?science-fiction (534 words)

	microsoft.public.sms.setup: Virtual PC and SMS Lab
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	www.tech-archive.net /Archive/SMS/microsoft.public.sms.setup/2004-06/0250.html (432 words)

	Review of Robots and Empire
		Functionally, the novel does two things: First of all, it ties up any loose plot points left over from Robots of Dawn.
		Many of the main characters (such as Gladia, R. Giskard and R. Daneel Olivia) are leftovers from the earlier book, and the main one left is a descendant of Elijah Baley and his (literary) heir.
		And, insofar as this aspect of the book is concerned, I cannot say that it is terribly memorable for me. It has something of the travelogue nature of some of the later robot/Foundation books, and it has a goodly helping of sex—but it is not memorable.
	homepage.mac.com /jhjenkins/Asimov/Books/Book328.html (375 words)

	fUSION Anomaly. The Three Laws Of Robotics
		The Three Laws were extended by a fourth law, the 'Zeroth Law', so named to continue the pattern of lower-numbered laws superseding higher-numbered laws.
		It was supposedly invented by R. Daneel Olivaw and R. Giskard Reventlov in Robots and Empire, although it was mentioned earlier in "The Evitable Conflict" by Susan Calvin.
		In Robots and Empire, Giskard was the first robot to act according to the Zeroth Law, although it proved destructive to his positronic brain, as he violated the First Law.
	fusionanomaly.net /threelawsofrobotics.html (1280 words)

	2245H recone or refoam? - Lansing Heritage Forums
		If somebody else do a recone for me he does it just for the money...
		But, I hear ya - and Giskard too.
		It would drive me nuts to pay for a recone and get a crappy job.
	www.audioheritage.org /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5388 (770 words)

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