Apparatus and method for cutting lawns using lasers

A method of melting snow on a portion of a land area, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a plurality of laser heads at a plurality of fixed locations on said land area;
• b) raising said plurality of laser heads by direct electromechanical actuation from a first position below the surface of said land area to a second position above said surface;
• c) generating a plurality of laser beams from said laser heads;
• and
• d) rotating said laser beams about said fixed locations to melt the snow.

A method of cutting vegetation on a land area, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a plurality of laser heads mounted in an array on a portable base disposed at a first location on said land area;
• b) generating a plurality of laser beams from said plurality of laser heads, said plurality of laser beams having overlapping fields of effectiveness;
• c) rotating said laser beams to cut through a first portion of said vegetation whilst said portable base is immobile at said first location;
• d) stopping said generating and rotating of said laser beams;
• e) moving said plurality of laser heads and portable base to a second location on said land area;
• and
• f) repeating steps e), b), c) and d) a plurality of times to cut through a total desired area of vegetation on said land area.