SICO is admittedly a very small part of Rocky IV, but he absolutely deserves a spot on this list simply because it is so weird and awesome that there is a robot in Rocky IV. Mr. Balboa introduces the robot as a gift to his friend Pauly, who is initially weirded out (and rightfully so) by the mechanical man-servant. SICO brings Pauly a birthday cake with his face on it only to be horribly insulted (I asked for a sports car, not this talking trash can) repeatedly (wake me from this nightmare). Pooor SICO. Thankfully, Pauly is more amenable to the situation when the robot is bringing him a beverage and cooing at him with a feminine voice. Interestingly enough, SICO has the unique distinction of being the only actual functioning robot on this list- as in neither animated nor puppeteered. Wikipedia reveals that he (it) was created by International Robotics Corp and on top of being a member of the Screen Actors Guild, SICO also toured with James Brown in the 80s. In related news, Wikipedia is still the best at pointless trivia knowledge.
Joe Sippy grew up in Chicago and now resides in Los Angeles. He enjoys corn dogs, rap music, and horror movies. On weekends you can find him in the ocean, surfing very poorly.
