{"id":703,"date":"2026-02-25T12:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=703"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:40:40","slug":"mazex-technex26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/mazex-technex26\/","title":{"rendered":"MazeX &#8211; Technex\u201926"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MazeX is an <strong>autonomous robotics challenge<\/strong> where participants design and program an explorer bot capable of navigating a structured line-based maze. The theme for this edition is <em>\u201cThe Temple of Forgotten Algorithm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bots must follow the \u201cRunic Path,\u201d reach the \u201cEternal Mantra,\u201d and return to the starting point in the shortest possible time. 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