Concept # 6: William Tell Projectile Machine

William Tell Projectile Machine enhances multiple projectile arrows around to shoot down apples, then retracts the arrow with chain attach to it.

Concept # 5: Snakes Picking Machine

This concept is using genetic modified snakes to pick apples from trees. Well, if you can really picture in your head, there are some images that might help you visualize the whole concept. You can thank it as real life "feed the snake game",which like the one in your cell phone.

However, here is a problem how can you make a snake to vomit out the apples it has just swallowed? The answers are varies, yet the most effective way is Syrup of ipecac. Down below is the demonstration of how Ipecac would work, and no, even though, it's from the Family Guy, that is not exaggeration.

Another approach to dealt with this issue is squeezing machine (just as what illustration refers).

Concept # 4: Bibilcal Manipulation System

This machine is not a machine per say; however, there are parts that transcribe energy into action to achieve the ultimate goal, and in this case, picking down apples from the trees.

How does this machine or system work?

Well, in this case, the snake plays two parts: one is luring the men and women at the Garden of Eden to pick down the apples or forbidden fruits from the trees; Second is to make them packaging and shipping away the apples and threaten them not to eat the products by the ancient surveillance tape of Adam and Eve being kicked out.

The tapes will be 24/7 broadcast on the televisions wall that surround the plantation zone for frobbiden fruits (or apples). Also, from time to time, the snake will pat their backs and tell them, "this is for your own good~"

Concept # 3: Apple Shaker

The idea behind this concept is similar to Pecon Tree Shaker, which you can watch how it works down below at the YouTube Video Podcast. This matchine is meant to work in Vertical Farming Plantation, and the purpose of this system is to produce apple juice, not apples; therefore, it does not need to concern about bruising the fruits.

Concept # 2: Vertical Picking Robotic Arms

Concept # 1: Auto Track Picking Machine

This machine can work either in normal plantation or vertical farming system and indoor farming system.

Down below is the example of robotic arm that can pick up an apple remotely or without human control. With this remote controlled targeting system, fruit pickers living in India can pick tomatoes growing in the USA. You click on the target, and the target will be picked/hit, NO need for hand and eye coordination! Yes, just click!

NONDESTRUCTIVE HARVEST TIME DECISION OF MELONS BY A PORTABLE FIRMNESS TESTER

The harvest time of melon is usually decided by days after crossing. However, the decision of the harvest time is not easy in case cultivation conditions are different, not easier in case it is difficult to judge harvest time with external appearance. The firmness of a netted melon cultivar was measured using a nondestructive method. Namely, transmission velocity (m/s) was measured. Transmission velocity is slower, as fruit ripens. When the fruit was mature and especially when it was sunny, the transmission velocity was slower. When the transmission velocity was measured below 80 m/s twice, the sucrose content was amounted to more than 8.5 %, indicating the maximum content. On the other hand, the total content of glucose and fructose was unchanged. As a result, it was concluded that transmission velocity could decide the harvest time of melon fruit nondestructively.