Bulma is the daughter of Dr. Brief, the founder of Capsule Corporation, a company known for its revolutionary small capsules that can shrink and store objects of all sizes.

As the child of a renowned scientist, Bulma is also a genius in the field of science, with skills in invention and engineering. She is responsible for creating the Dragon Radar, a device used to detect the energy signal of Dragon Balls, and her inventions play a crucial role throughout the series, such as the time machine that brings her future son Trunks to the present.