Boris, along with all other Earth robots of his generation, owed his advancement to Alistair Gryffen. Before his thought matrix, which allowed a robot to think for itself came along, robots were nothing more than windup toys. Boris was distingushed from his partner Chuckles by his red ascot and a black dot with a B on his forehead. He communicated with Chuckles with a claxon. Boris and Chuckles were clowns at the circus. Balloons were his act and kids loved it.