What’s that creature walking across the ceiling?

It’s not a spider.

It’s Marvel, a four-legged robot that can quickly climb walls and walk across ceilings.

The name stands for “magnetically adhesive robot for versatile and expeditious locomotion.”

One caveat: It only works on metal surfaces.

Headless quadrupedal robots always spark conflicting feelings in me.

On one hand, they remind me of eager puppies.

On the other, they don’t have noggins or fur.

They’re enchanting, but not cuddly.

One nice thing about a sci-fi robot apocalypse scenario involving Marvel is that you’d hear it coming.

Its feet make a distinctive clicking sound.

But don’t worry.

Marvel is here to be a helper.