BotRoss/src/EscapeBot.java

public class EscapeBot extends Bot {
    boolean offByOne = true;
    int currentStepCount = 0;
    int steps = 0;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Bot bot = new EscapeBot(args);
        bot.run();
    }

    protected EscapeBot(String[] args) {
        super(args);
    }

    @Override
    protected char nextMove(View view) throws Exception {
        System.out.println();
        if (view.data.contains("o")) {
            int index = view.data.indexOf('o');
            if (index < view.width * 2 && !(index > view.width * 3)) {
                return '^';
            } else if (index % 5 < 2) {
                return '<';
            } else if (index % 5 > 2) {
                return '>';
            }
            return ' ';
        } else if (steps == 0) {
            currentStepCount += 1;
            if (offByOne) {
                currentStepCount += 1;
            }
            offByOne = !offByOne;
            steps = currentStepCount;
            return '>';
        } else {
            steps -= 1;
            return '^';
        }
    }
}