{"id":10184,"date":"2026-08-27T01:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=10184"},"modified":"2026-08-27T01:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:44:16","slug":"istvs-student-wheel-design-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/istvs-student-wheel-design-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ISTVS Student Wheel Design Competition 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ISTVS Student Wheel Design Competition 2026 is an international engineering design challenge organised by the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS). The competition invites undergraduate and graduate student teams to design a 3D-printable wheel optimised for traction on deformable terrain. 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