Bender (full name Bender Bending Rodríguez, designated in-universe as Bending Unit 22, unit number 1,729, serial number 2716057) is one of the main characters of Futurama. He is an alcoholic Robot with a grey, cylindrical body and an Antennae.
He was conceived by the series' creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, and is voiced by John DiMaggio. He fulfills a comic, antihero-type role in Futurama and is described by fellow character Leela as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler".