INNOVATE... Don´t emulate! fender (Bender, Futurama)

The name Bender was chosen by series creator Matt Groening as a homage to the character John Bender from The Breakfast Club.

The design for Bender's physical form went through multiple changes before reaching its final state. One of the decisions which Matt Groening found to be particularly difficult was whether Bender's head should be square or round. Initially he worked under the idea that all robots would have square heads in 3000; however, it was later decided that Bender's head should be round, a visual play on the idea that Bender is a "round peg in a square hole".

• Bender uses his chest cavity as a locker, which seems to store much more than is physically possible, often used to store heads in jars, small children, alcohol, money, as well as loot. In The Route of All Evil, the cavity was also used as a boil kettle, hopback and fermentation tank to produce home-made beer. On inspection of his body, it is normally shown to be empty, though devices like the F-Ray reveal that, despite appearing hollow, Bender's body contains gears and other robotic components. Having a computer in his head, Bender can perform calculations, but admits that he is a poor calculator.

Bender operates on alcohol-based fuel, which is converted into electrical energy strong enough to power not only Bender himself, but also small household appliances plugged into his power receptacle.Having low alcohol level in alcohol-fueled robots made by Mom's Friendly Robot Company impedes production of electricity needed for them to function. So when Bender stops drinking and sobers up, in human terms, he becomes increasingly drunk-like and dysfunctional, and grows a red beard of rust.

Bender Bending Rodríguez (commonly known as Bender) is a fictional robot character in the animated television series, Futurama. The character, designated in the series as Bending Unit 22, was created by series creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, and is voiced by John DiMaggio. The character fulfils a comic,anti-hero-type role in Futurama and is described in a fourth season episode by central character, Leela, as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smokinggambler".

According to the character's back-story, Bender was built in Mexico, with the other characters making reference to his "swarthy Latin charm" throughout the overallnarrative. Viewers are informed, through the character's own testimony, of Bender's prejudice against non-robots and his dialogue often contains anti-human expressions, such as "kill all humans". Exceptions who are not subject to Bender's prejudicial attitude are those individuals on his "Do Not Kill" list, such as his best friend, Fry and Hermes, who helped Bender to trace a quality control inspector. However, Bender is also portrayed as a kind character, suggesting that he is not as belligerent as he claims, and this sentiment is also extended to human characters in the series.

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