Combat robotics can seem intimidating at first, but the right kit, guidance, and first experience can turn it into something kids and parents build together.

In this episode, Ross talks with Andy Holzemer of Palm Beach Bots about how building robots with his own kids grew into a business helping more families get started in combat robotics. Andy shares how Palm Beach Bots makes the process more approachable through beginner-friendly kits, practical guidance, events, and competitions.

They explore common beginner mistakes, designing kits kids can teach themselves, parent-child collaboration, creativity within engineering constraints, 3D printing, small-scale manufacturing, and what robotics teaches beyond technical skills. Andy also shares his perspective on AI, the future of youth robotics, and what parents should know before helping their kids build their first robot.

Andy’s work is a great example of the people and experiences aligned with the Educate to Space mission: hands-on, inspiring, creative, and future-focused opportunities that make kids excited to learn.

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Families should not have to choose between quality early education and healthy food. When Stephen Pendl and Elena could not find an Idaho preschool serving clean, organic food, they decided to build one themselves.

In this episode, Ross talks with Stephen, co-founder of Strive Academy, about growing that idea into two successful locations and becoming the only preschool in the state serving clean, organic food. Stephen shares how Strive combines structure, practical skills, and whole-child development with the operational discipline required to make an educational vision sustainable.

They explore the realities of opening and operating a preschool, including financing, hiring, enrollment, parent relationships, and school culture. Stephen also shares what families should consider when choosing a preschool and how early education can better prepare children for a rapidly changing world. If you have ever wanted to start a preschool or daycare, this one is for you.

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Learn more and check out Strive Academy at striveboise.com

Travel can be much more than a break from education. It can be one of the most powerful forms of learning available to our kids.

In this episode, Ross explores how travel brings geography, history, language, culture, adaptability, and problem solving to life. He shares why raising internationally minded children is personal to his family, how travel prepares kids for a fast-changing world, and why experience still matters as AI makes information nearly unlimited.

You do not need to become a full-time worldschooling family to make the world part of your child’s education. The mindset may matter more than the distance.

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In this episode, Ross breaks down how he built the Educate to Space community from scratch with AI, taking the strongest ideas he had seen across online communities and combining them into something designed around real connection, growth, and shared purpose.

He walks through the thinking behind the platform, the features he chose to build, what he intentionally left out, and why he believes a great community needs to go much deeper than simply giving people another content feed.

Ross also shares how dramatically AI has changed the building process, making it possible for a small team, or even one determined person, to turn an ambitious idea into a sophisticated web and mobile product at a speed that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago.

It’s a look behind the scenes at how Educate to Space is being built, why the community is such an important part of the larger vision, and what becomes possible when technology makes building more accessible than ever.

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Ross Hoffman introduces Educate to Space by telling the story behind it: his path as a dad, engineer, founder, and lifelong builder, and the questions that started to feel impossible to ignore as AI, technology, work, education, and culture began changing faster than families could keep up.

In this first solo episode, Ross shares why he believes we have an opportunity to rethink what a great education can look like for the next generation, not just academically, but across health, creativity, technology, real-world skills, relationships, adventure, confidence, and a genuine excitement about the future.

He also lays out what Educate to Space is becoming: a growing movement and community for families who want to raise capable, curious, healthy, inspired kids who are ready for the world ahead.

This is the beginning. We’re building it publicly, learning as we go, and bringing together the people, ideas, mentors, experiences, and tools that can help create an extraordinary future for kids and families.

Follow the journey and join the community at https://educatetospace.com.