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# Robot Simulator
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Write a robot simulator.
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A robot factory's test facility needs a program to verify robot movements.
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The robots have three possible movements:
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- turn right
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- turn left
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- advance
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Robots are placed on a hypothetical infinite grid, facing a particular
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direction (north, east, south, or west) at a set of {x,y} coordinates,
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e.g., {3,8}, with coordinates increasing to the north and east.
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The robot then receives a number of instructions, at which point the
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testing facility verifies the robot's new position, and in which
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direction it is pointing.
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- The letter-string "RAALAL" means:
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- Turn right
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- Advance twice
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- Turn left
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- Advance once
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- Turn left yet again
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- Say a robot starts at {7, 3} facing north. Then running this stream
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of instructions should leave it at {9, 4} facing west.
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## Running the tests
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To run the tests run the command `go test` from within the exercise directory.
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If the test suite contains benchmarks, you can run these with the `-bench`
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flag:
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go test -bench .
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Keep in mind that each reviewer will run benchmarks on a different machine, with
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different specs, so the results from these benchmark tests may vary.
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## Further information
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For more detailed information about the Go track, including how to get help if
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you're having trouble, please visit the exercism.io [Go language page](http://exercism.io/languages/go/about).
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## Source
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Inspired by an interview question at a famous company.
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## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
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It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
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