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Manage robot factory settings.

When robots come off the factory floor, they have no name.
When a robot comes off the factory floor, it has no name.

The first time you boot them up, a random name is generated in the format
The first time you turn on a robot, a random name is generated in the format
of two uppercase letters followed by three digits, such as RX837 or BC811.

Every once in a while we need to reset a robot to its factory settings,
which means that their name gets wiped. The next time you ask, it will
which means that its name gets wiped. The next time you ask, that robot will
respond with a new random name.

The names must be random: they should not follow a predictable sequence.
Random names means a risk of collisions. Your solution must ensure that
Using random names means a risk of collisions. Your solution must ensure that
every existing robot has a unique name.