And he had three antennae." Matt Groening, who created "Futurama," also created "The Simpsons." So having Bender wear Bart's clothes would have been a little on the nose. Also, not for nothing ...
But, it's later revealed that Bender traveled to the present so that he could kill Homer and stop a tribe of mutant rabbits from attacking New New York. Futurama, The Simpsons, and Disenchantment ...