The Center for Advanced Systems and Technologies (CAST) at the University of Tehran was founded in 2005 by Professor Aghil Yousefi Koma with the goal of strengthening the connection between academia and industry. Equipped with a range of industrial-research facilities, the center aims to address the country’s industrial-research challenges and train top-tier specialists to support the scientific and industrial progress of Iran. CAST’s expertise, spanning mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechatronics, along with its well-established background of involvement in both small and large-scale projects, has enabled it to contribute significantly across various fields. These projects fall under two main categories: structural and energy testing and analysis, and robotics and control. Notable national projects include the “Evaluation of Technological Goals in the Contracts of Ten Priority Oil Industry Product Groups” and the “Development of the Fourth Generation Surena Humanoid Robot,” as well as work in structural health monitoring using non-destructive methods and vibration analysis.