Cut Your Grass With a Laser Lawnmower

Bozo Galora

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The laser mowing system cuts the grass almost silently and much more finely
than any existing blade or flail system. It is also extremely accurate, trimming
the lawn to the set cutting height with a resolution of one millimeter (the cut is
controlled by a camera linked to an onboard computer). The grass is
chopped into tiny particles and dried before being applied back to the lawn,
where it acts as a fertilizer. The tiny dry particles that fall on the lawn cannot
give rise to thatch and do not foster lawn diseases, which are generally
promoted by prolonged rotting. Since grass has an 80% water content, the
drying operation also significantly reduces the cuttings' volume. What I liked is
that the laser power is specially adjusted to cut only through grass stalks
whilst remaining safe for other plants, bushes and anything else more
consistent which might be exposed to it.

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Electric Amish

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Oct 11, 1999
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They need to make this like a sprinkling system. Every couple days a few heads pop up and cut your grass. :)

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frizzlefry

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Scroll down on the link and you can see funny men in green suits! Hahaha

Damn too expensive to be practical. We have hired gardeners that cost $50 a month to do the whole place. Lasers are better used for other applications. I would like to know what laser they are using. I doubt that it is completely contained which means they would have some regulatory problems here in the states. Cool idea though.
 

Aihyah

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thats kewl, i fear lawn mowers now. u hear about that story where a woman was mowing and a 1 1/2 nail was flung into her by the blades? she was wearing some sorta nutty bra that helped save her.. that and breast tissue:p probably woulda pierced a guys heart.
 

MrBond

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I tried to talk my parents into this. One finds it difficult to justify a $30,000 lawnmower though, even when you have a yard that takes 3+hrs to mow
 

glenn1

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Quick, line up for IPO shares now! This is easily a $100 stock!

Okay, back to reality... but then again, since there's a donut company (Krispy Kreme) whose shares are selling for over 130 times earnings, who knows, maybe a laser lawnmower company has a shot...