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1041\. Robot Bounded In Circle
Medium
On an infinite plane, a robot initially stands at `(0, 0)` and faces north. Note that:
*   The **north direction** is the positive direction of the y-axis.
*   The **south direction** is the negative direction of the y-axis.
*   The **east direction** is the positive direction of the x-axis.
*   The **west direction** is the negative direction of the x-axis.
The robot can receive one of three instructions:
*   `"G"`: go straight 1 unit.
*   `"L"`: turn 90 degrees to the left (i.e., anti-clockwise direction).
*   `"R"`: turn 90 degrees to the right (i.e., clockwise direction).
The robot performs the `instructions` given in order, and repeats them forever.
Return `true` if and only if there exists a circle in the plane such that the robot never leaves the circle.
**Example 1:**
**Input:** instructions = "GGLLGG"
**Output:** true
**Explanation:** The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 2). Direction: North. 
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 2). Direction: West. 
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 2). Direction: South. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: South. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 0). Direction: South. 
Repeating the instructions, the robot goes into the cycle: (0, 0) --> (0, 1) --> (0, 2) --> (0, 1) --> (0, 0). 
Based on that, we return true.
**Example 2:**
**Input:** instructions = "GG"
**Output:** false
**Explanation:** The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 2). Direction: North. 
Repeating the instructions, keeps advancing in the north direction and does not go into cycles. 
Based on that, we return false.
**Example 3:**
**Input:** instructions = "GL"
**Output:** true
**Explanation:** The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North. 
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 1). Direction: West.
"G": move one step. Position: (-1, 1). Direction: West. 
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (-1, 1). Direction: South. 
"G": move one step. Position: (-1, 0). Direction: South. 
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (-1, 0). Direction: East. 
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 0). Direction: East. 
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 0). Direction: North. 
Repeating the instructions, the robot goes into the cycle: (0, 0) --> (0, 1) --> (-1, 1) --> (-1, 0) --> (0, 0). 
Based on that, we return true.
**Constraints:**
*   `1 <= instructions.length <= 100`
*   `instructions[i]` is `'G'`, `'L'` or, `'R'`.    © 2015 - 2025 Weber Informatics LLC | Privacy Policy