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Warehouse Rover

Implement a warehouse rover controller. A fulfillment center uses autonomous rovers to fetch items from shelving aisles. Before deploying a rover to the floor, the control software needs to verify that movement commands produce the expected outcomes.

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Warehouse Rover
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  • CMakeLists.txt
  • warehouse_rover.cpp
  • warehouse_rover.h

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Difficulty
Standard

Standard engineering judgment. Multiple edge cases worth handling.

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