Bender was built in the Mom's Friendly Robot Company plant in Tijuana, Mexico, circa 2998 AD. As his name indicates, he was created for the task of bending metal girders. On December 31, 2999, Bender was waiting in line to use one of New New York City's public suicide booths when he met Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy from the 20th century who'd just been revived from cryogenic stasis earlier that day. After meeting Fry, Bender decided to put off killing himself until later, but ended up getting a job with Fry (and Turanga Leela) at Planet Express, an intergalactic delivery business.
Bender drinks alcohol on a regular basis because robots on Futurama use it as fuel; he also curses, argues, smokes cigars, constantly demands attention and praise from everyone around him, and is a kleptomaniac who snatches wallets and other valuables at every opportunity. His limbs are extendable and detachable, and he has a cavity in his chest that seems to afford limitless space to store his beer and loot. Despite his vices and macho posturing, Bender has several tender traits, such as his semi-secret aspirations to be a cook or a folk singer. He shares an apartment with his human friend Fry, who said he always wanted a robot for a best friend when he was growing up in the 20th century.
Bender's CPU is a MOS Technologies 6502. This is shown in the episode "Fry & the Slurm Factory" when an "F-ray" is pointed at Bender's head.
Bender is voiced by John DiMaggio.