Arriving on the spaceship in 2456 AD piloted by Simeon from the Planet Zed, 4.5 Light Years away from Earth, Bort is a sentry robot stationed to ensure the spaceship is safe and protected from intruders.

As he was not on the same system as the Dronbots he didn’t become affected by the film downloaded to them.

If he had been, there would have been catastrophic consequences.