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Vincent J. Del Casino is a leading voice in social and cultural geography, with a sharp focus on the intersection of technology, labor, and everyday life. His most influential work critically examines the rise of robotics and automation, challenging geographers to rethink concepts of work, care, and social reproduction in an age of intelligent machines. Del Casino’s research traces the “social life of robots,” exploring how these technologies are not just tools but actors that reshape political sovereignty, algorithmic governance, and human relationships. His widely cited papers—including “Social Geographies II” and “Whither labor geography and the rise of the robots?”—each garnering nearly 50 citations, have helped pioneer a new subfield of geographic inquiry. He has also made notable contributions to theorizing “affective displacement” in care work, arguing that automation alters not only who performs tasks but also the emotional and spatial dynamics of care itself. Through his scholarship, Del Casino has compelled geographers to engage with pressing questions about the future of labor, ethics, and social justice in a robot-mediated world.