The fruit picking machine

We were tasked
with designing 
a fruit picking machine
So I asked
For which kind of fruit?

Receiving no response
I asked again
in the interest of greater clarity
Would humans be involved
in any way
at any stage, say
as operators or collectors?

I was told
in no uncertain terms
to curb my insolence
and to just design
a ruddy fruit picking machine

Being insolent
I drew a picture of a hand
grasping a banana
with helpful arrows
and a scale ratio ruler
a monkey's hand
with obligatory labels