"Then I will adjust my statement. The people of my time were unable to accept humaniform robots." Daneel watches Tony carefully, his expression solemn. "I know this because it was tried, and it failed. There are natural advantages a humaniform robot has over a human, and it has the potential to make humans uncomfortable. They become overly conscious of the differences, and reject them."

Even Dr. Fastolfe had given up on the idea, or so it had always seemed to Daneel.

"You are correct, though, that the situation here is very different. I have always put this down to the fact that most people here are unused to robots of any kind."