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Mozafar Saadat is a distinguished researcher whose work spans robotics, manufacturing automation, and rehabilitation engineering — fields in which he has made lasting and practical contributions. His early work addressed precision challenges in aerospace manufacturing, notably examining dimensional variations during Airbus wing assembly (2002), laying groundwork for automated aircraft production systems. He has also investigated cable-suspended robotic manipulators, contributing important kinematic and workspace analyses for elastic-cable systems (2007). Saadat is perhaps most recognized for his extensive research into robotic rehabilitation, particularly lower limb recovery. His studies on parallel robots for ankle and lower limb rehabilitation — incorporating patient motion data and stiffness-optimized path planning — have advanced the clinical viability of robotic physiotherapy systems, collectively attracting over 100 citations across multiple publications. His most-cited work (114 citations) addresses human-robot collaboration in disassembly planning, reflecting a timely pivot toward sustainable manufacturing, circular economy principles, and end-of-life product processing. His subsequent exploration of self-learning robotics for disassembly automation further cements his standing in intelligent manufacturing research. With contributions spanning aerospace precision engineering, rehabilitation robotics, and sustainable disassembly automation, Saadat's career represents a compelling intersection of advanced mechanical systems and real-world human benefit.