Clank's a little robot. He was supposed to be a big, mean killing machine, but the computer malfunctioned and he came out as you see him now. He's all for peace and justice, so when he heard of Drek's plan, he hightailed it out of there and was shot down over Veldin, where he met Ratchet. He's very mature and level-headed, though he can hold his own in an arguement. His jokes are more along the line of dry humor than outright wittiness. He acts as the guide of the mission, keeping the hotheaded Ratchet on task. He can also do some damage with his little robot pals (I call them "soupsoup-bots", for lack of a better name. Then again, that's also what I call the little Glove of Doom bots. It's just that they're as obedient as dogs) or as a giant. He's almost as bad as Ratchet with girls, though they seem to like him. Most people seem to like him, actually; perhaps it's because he's out to really save the world, and not looking for a big adventure?
In Going Commando, he retains much of the same personality, only his lines are a little funnier. He also finds himself a mute, Infobot-like girlfriend, though that's not surprising, as Clank was always the ladies' bot. ^_^
By Up Your Arsenal, however, the girlbot is gone. In her place is Clank's shiney new holovid deal Secret Agent Clank, making him an intergalactic star. He's also garnered himself quite a few fans from this little endevour, including the President of the Solana Galaxy.
This is from an official E-mail from Insomniac: Clank is 0.75 meters tall. For those of us on the American system (like me), that means he's around 2'5" or 6".