Apple Picking Machine: Project Briefing

For the starter, this briefing should have been posted first before all other postings within this labels, but anyway, here is the briefing, and a first assessment on what, why, how and where this project should go.


First, the premises of the project:

To understand this, we must first provide a definition for the "Apple Picking Machine". According to Wikipedia, machine "is any device that uses energy to perform some activity. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work. A simple machine is a device that transforms the direction or magnitude of a force without consuming any energy. The word "machine" is derived from the Latin machina." As the the apple picking part, quite literally, it means that the machine has to pick down an apple from a tree without damage it. However, here is an interesting question, can we define a well organized corporate structure as machine? Since there is different parts (departments) that utilize force (labour force ) to assist in performing any type of work. Perhaps we should investigate that deeper later on.

Second, the situation for the project

Here are the few ideas for the project direction where apple picking machine might be needed or situated:

1. In the possible near futuristic setting where suitable growing environment is out of question
2. For the health conscious consumer market, where growing organic is necessary but still too expensive. So, to low down the cost, apple picking machine is needed.
3. In the fairy tale realm, where villains find poisonous apples are most effective way to deal with ignorant naive girls. Therefore, some merchants decide to massively produce it.
4. Also in the fictional realm (some people claims it actually existed...), in the biblical world, Satan found out the forbidden fruit (or apple) would definitely sell in this and any other dimension. As result, he cooperates with modern age capitalists to commercially produce it.