Building Beer Brewing Bender

Everything good begins with a plan and the Beer Brewing Bender is no different. The basic plans were sketched out on a door and the basic frame is made from rings of MDF with round dowels to hold them together and provide a frame.

The legs are made from two straight pieces of timber glued and screwed to a round foot base. They are perfectly straight so that the weight of the beer inside him is transferred straight down into the feet.

The body is insulated, covered in thin cardboard inside and out, then covered in fiberglass, sanded, and painted.

The arms are bent copper pipe held on with mounting nuts and covered in green pool noodles. The arms aren't bendable but they can be placed in various Bender-esque positions.

Bender's brain is a complex process, but there are lights and sounds and a wireless receiver. There are batteries for portability or Bender can be plugged in.

The remote is taken from the Futurama episode "War is the H Word." Also a complex build, the remote turns on lights and makes bender say random things.

After tons of detail work, Bender is finally complete - including a poorly placed spigot. (And yes, that IS a TARDIS that plays video games.)

Of course, brewing bender isn't DONE done until you've made beer in him.

Lack of bubbles make Bender an angry Bender.

The bottling process. One Brewing Bender Robot fills 30 750mL bottles.

Yum. Benderbrau Cold Fusion Steam Beer. I don't know why this was never marketed, because I'd buy several cases.