LAS VEGAS -- Vernie considers me with his icy blue yes, an orange eyebrow slightly cocked. Then, suddenly, he races forward and asks me my name. I shout it into the nearby tablet and we commence ...

One of the great science-fiction movie villains was the T-1000 shape-shifting robot from Terminator 2. The robot’s ability to shift between solid and liquid form meant it could get past almost any ...