EscapeBot using walkBySpiral. Avg moves 54.

src/EscapeBot.java

 public class EscapeBot extends Bot{
     String moves = "";
     private boolean goesForward = true;
+    private int circleNumber = 0;
+    private int spiralNumber = 0;
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         Bot escapeBot = new EscapeBot(args);
     }
     protected char nextMove(View view){
         boolean rocketDetected = view.data.contains("o");
-        return rocketDetected ? goToRocket(view) : randomWalk();
+        return rocketDetected ? goToRocket(view) : walkBySpiral();
     }
     private char goToRocket(View view){
         int rowDifference = findRocketRow(view) - 2;
     private int findRocketRow(View view) {
         return view.data.indexOf('o') / 5;
     }
-    private char randomWalk() {
+    private char walkByColumns() {
         if(moves.isEmpty()){
             moves = "^".repeat(28);
             moves += (goesForward ? ">^^^^^>" : "<^^^^^<");
         moves = moves.substring(1);
         return nextMove;
     }
+    private char WalkByCircles(){
+        if (moves.isEmpty()) {
+            circleNumber++;
+            moves += "^".repeat(5) + ">";
+            int[] steps = {5, 10, 10, 10};
+
+            for (int step : steps) {
+                moves += "^".repeat(step * circleNumber) + ">";
+            }
+
+            moves += "^".repeat(5 * circleNumber) + "<";
+        }
+        char nextMove = moves.charAt(0);
+        moves = moves.substring(1);
+        return nextMove;
+    }
+    private char walkBySpiral(){
+        if (moves.isEmpty()) {
+            spiralNumber++;
+            moves += "^".repeat(5 * spiralNumber) + ">" + "^".repeat(5 * spiralNumber) + ">";
+        }
+        char nextMove = moves.charAt(0);
+        moves = moves.substring(1);
+        return nextMove;
+    }
 }