Beads of sweat cling to Bicheng Han's forehead, giving a shine to his futuristic, shamanic headband. Surrounded by chaos on a crowded Consumer Electronics Show convention floor in Las Vegas, Han shuts his eyes and summons all of his powers of concentration. His brow furrows. With a steely gaze, he flicks on a lightbulb. Then he rouses a prosthetic hand. Finally, he appears to go deeper into thought as the metallic frame of a five-foot robot purrs to life. Jedi Knight this Han solo is not, though the neuroscientist-in-training is but a lightsaber away from becoming one.
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