by AUVSI News 

This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, a 3-D printed drone broke the 150mph barrier, a United Kingdom curry house vowed to beat Amazon and Google to home delivery services and another company plans to compete in the delivery market with ground robots instead of drones.

UAS maker Aurora Flight Sciences has teamed with 3-D printing company Stratasys to build a printed, jet-powered unmanned aircraft capable of hitting 150mph. (Ubergizmo)

The Don, a restaurant in Milton Keynes, U.K., has applied for a license to fly its curry dishes straight to customers' homes. (Yahoo)

 A team from Bristol University in the U.K. has created Row-Bot, a tiny device that walks on water and derives energy from eating the microbes in dirty ponds, thereby cleaning them up. (Fast Company)

 Staying with the U.K. theme, a company in London has built Q-Bot, a small wheeled robot that can crawl under the floorboards of a house and deliver insulating foam. (Fast Company)

Got some investment money burning a hole in your pocket? Here are three companies that are worth the investment. (The Street)

Swiss inventors have created Pleurobot, a salamander-like device that could help scientists understand spinal evolution, which could lead to treatments for spinal injuries. (Washington Post)

The U.S. Army is seeking help in detecting and defending against small unmanned aircraft, specifically those weighing less than 20 pounds. (Defense Systems)

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