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The person who first nurtured Granat&#8217;s love of computers and robotics continues to be a source of inspiration for him.<br \/>\n[vimeo 167473300 w=474]<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Olga Granat, right, shows a boy how to operate a robotic arm at the Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire (Patrick Martin\/MEDILL).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Martin &#8220;Robotics is definitely a big part of my life,&#8221; Kyle Granat said. He is a hardware engineer at Trossen Robotics in Downers Grove, just outside Chicago. The company sells kits for robotics enthusiasts. Granat was fascinated by a computer around the age of three. 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