The article omits the size of the company. Apparently 54 people were employed at some point[1]. LinkedIn now lists 36 employees[2].
1: https://www.google.com/search?q=company+info+starsky+robotic...
1: https://www.google.com/search?q=company+info+starsky+robotic...
Unsure if it was ever 54, but they definitely were aggressive in hiring (job postings also kind of reflected that).