diff --git a/robot.go b/robot.go
index 4b3f69d..d9bf1fd 100644
--- a/robot.go
+++ b/robot.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (r *robot) recon() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *robot) selectDirection() *govector.Point2d {
+func (r *robot) randomDirection() *govector.Point2d {
 	p := govector.Vector2d{
 		X: rand.Float32() * r.game.BoardSize.Width,
 		Y: rand.Float32() * r.game.BoardSize.Height,
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ func (r *robot) navigate() {
 	if r.boardstate.Reset {
 		// XXX We actually *want* to get here, but never do ..
 		panic("reset")
-		r.moveto = r.selectDirection()
+		r.moveto = r.randomDirection()
 	}
 
 	if r.moveto == nil {
 		if *verbose {
 			log.Printf("%s: nil", r.name)
 		}
-		r.moveto = r.selectDirection()
+		r.moveto = r.randomDirection()
 	}
 
 	togo := r.me.Position.Sub(*r.moveto).Mag()
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *robot) navigate() {
 		if *verbose {
 			log.Printf("%s got to destination", r.name)
 		}
-		r.moveto = r.selectDirection()
+		r.moveto = r.randomDirection()
 		return
 	}
 	if !r.probe(r.me.Position.Add(r.me.Heading.Scale(safeDistance))) {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (r *robot) navigate() {
 			if *verbose {
 				log.Printf("%s unsafe to move, choose new direction", r.name)
 			}
-			r.moveto = r.selectDirection()
+			r.moveto = r.randomDirection()
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (r *robot) navigate() {
 		if *verbose {
 			log.Printf("%s apparent collision", r.name)
 		}
-		r.moveto = r.selectDirection()
+		r.moveto = r.randomDirection()
 		r.speed = 0
 		return
 	}