Futurama originally had another robot as a main character in addition to Bender, but he only became a minor robot with a couple appearances on the show.
The Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 episode 'Starbase 80?!' is loaded with Easter eggs, particularly those pertaining to uniforms from older Star Trek shows.
Futurama's Bender is one of the show's most beloved characters, and one of his early designs took a cue from one of The Simpsons most notorious characters.
The character design for Futurama's Fry originally looked too much like a certain character from The Simpsons, but a simple fix gave them enough leeway.