Annually, a Maze Racer contest is held in which teams of students from universities across the nation compete, attempting to design the fastest maze navigating robot. The contest consists of two rounds. The first round is a qualification round, in which the only requirement that must be met is to get through the maze in less than 20 minutes. The second round consists of the actual competition, and is divided into two sub-phases, both of which must be accomplished within another 20 minutes. In Phase 1, the robot must go through the maze, keeping an internal map of the correct path through the maze. After completing the first phase, the vehicle must be placed back at the starting position and navigate through the maze as fast as possible, preferably using its internal map. The winning team will be whichever groups vehicle completes the second pass in the least amount of time.