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While a Bending Unit's main function is to bend girders, they can also have many secondary functions, either from when they were originally built, or from being installed afterward.  A list of some possible secondary functions are listed [[Bender Bending Rodriguez#Bender's Functions, Attachments, and Accessories|here]].
While a Bending Unit's main function is to bend girders, they can also have many secondary functions, either from when they were originally built, or from being installed afterward.  A list of some possible secondary functions are listed [[Bender Bending Rodriguez#Bender's Functions, Attachments, and Accessories|here]].


[[File:Bending Unit construction.png|thumb|left|[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|A bending unit]] is constructed on the assembly line.]]
== Construction ==
== Construction ==
[[File:Bending Unit construction.png|thumb|[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|A bending unit]] is constructed on the assembly line.]]


Bending Units are built on an assembly line in a factory, going through different stages as they move along the line. They start out as small, baby-like robots and grow into adult-sized units, with the aid of mechanical arms.  While they are in their baby stage, they must be inspected to make sure that there are free of defects, and if they do have a defect, the unit must be recycled {{et|6ACV06}}.
Bending Units are built on an assembly line in a factory, going through different stages as they move along the line. They start out as small, baby-like robots and grow into adult-sized units, with the aid of mechanical arms.  While they are in their baby stage, they must be inspected to make sure that there are free of defects, and if they do have a defect, the unit must be recycled {{et|6ACV06}}.

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Bending Units
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Olympic grade benders
First appearance"Space Pilot 3000" (1ACV01)
Episode

Bending Units are robots built by Mom's Friendly Robot Company for the main purpose of bending metal for constructive purposes. Like many devices of the 20th century, these robots have many capabilities aside from their main function and other robots, such as Robo-Rooter, are capable of bending while having other primary functions. Purpose built benders are known to come in many varieties; model #22 for instance has at least two finish colour options: gold and fog hat grey. These units are assembled by robotic arms. While at least 994 models of Bending Unit exist, the only unit with a confirmed model number is the aptly named model #22 unit Bender Bending Rodríguez, who like units of most of the other first 994 models, has been recalled. These robots most likely come in so many varieties to provide higher quality additional features to different industries, and to allow the customer to choose more compact or higher powered models, and choice depends on whether the item needing bending is a wire hanger, an "unbendable" girder, or something in-between.

Bending units are fairly inexpensive; the overall price is a meager $19.95, you can buy one for $30, then there's a $10 rebate and when you're done with it you can turn in the head for the 5 cent deposit. Of course, while a Bending Unit can be owned, others are free to wander the streets, vote, and be charged and jailed for crime.

Functions

While a Bending Unit's main function is to bend girders, they can also have many secondary functions, either from when they were originally built, or from being installed afterward. A list of some possible secondary functions are listed here.

A bending unit is constructed on the assembly line.

Construction

Bending Units are built on an assembly line in a factory, going through different stages as they move along the line. They start out as small, baby-like robots and grow into adult-sized units, with the aid of mechanical arms. While they are in their baby stage, they must be inspected to make sure that there are free of defects, and if they do have a defect, the unit must be recycled (6ACV06).

All bending units are programmed into the art of bending in a "Bending School" in the assembly line.

Profession programming

After their body is in the adult stage, they are programmed to bend by inputting data from a computer. After this, their mind grows out of their baby stage and they are able to speak properly like adults. They can also learn to bend at a university.

Characters

Additional Info

Trivia


Quotes

    Prof. Farnsworth: Your standard bending unit is made of an iron-osmium alloy. But Bender was different. Bender had a point-04% nickel impurity.
    Bender: [crying] It's what made me me.

    Bender: It's hopeless. We might as well turn in my head for the five cent deposit.
    Fry: No way! I'm not letting my best friend get recycled. Not for five cents, not for five hundred cents!

Appearances

As Bender appears in every episode and comic, only episodes with other units and references to them are noted here.