Anthony Gerrigel is a character in Isaac Asimov's Robot series.
About Anthony[]
Dr. Anthony Gerrigel is a prominent robotist from Washington, DC, and a specialist in positronic brains. A precise, polite, and somewhat nervous man, Dr. Gerrigel is a leading expert in his field, carrying his personal Robotic Handbook with him at all times. He exhibits a slight case of agoraphobia, expressing discomfort with air travel and open spaces.
He is summoned to New York by Detective Elijah Baley to provide an expert analysis of R. Daneel Olivaw. Baley's suspicion is that Daneel, a humanoid robot, may have been constructed without the First Law of Robotics, theoretically making him capable of harming a human. Dr. Gerrigel performs a series of psychological and physical tests on Daneel in an isolated conference room. He definitively concludes that R. Daneel is indeed equipped with a perfect and operational First Law, proving he is physically incapable of murder. His expert testimony is crucial in eliminating R. Daneel as a suspect in the murder of Dr. Sarton and forces Baley to look elsewhere for the culprit.
During his visit, he also happens upon the deactivated remains of the police robot R. Sammy and immediately identifies the cause of death as an alpha-emitter applied directly to its positronic brain.
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