Goldman Leads $51 Million Funding in Japan’s Rapyuta Robotics

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. led a $51 million investment in Rapyuta Robotics Co., a maker of autonomous machines used in the logistics industry.

The Tokyo-based company has now raised $81 million in three funding rounds, according to a press release.

Goldman Sachs has targeted plowing at least $30 billion into Asian alternative assets over the next five years, betting on technology startups, real estate, consumer and renewable energy.