# TinyPilot: Month 12

DevFeed: [TinyPilot: Month 12](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/tinypilot-month-12-52889.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mtlynch.io/retrospectives/2021/07/>)

Author: Michael Lynch

Published: 2021-07-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [mtlynch.io](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mtlynch-io.md>)

Topics: [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [shortage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shortage.md>), [technical-debt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-debt.md>)

## AI overview

A monthly TinyPilot retrospective covering a successful 1.5.1 release, technical-debt reduction, weaker-than-target revenue, stalled hardware development, hiring difficulties, and Raspberry Pi supply constraints.

## Source excerpt

Highlights I'm struggling to get unstuck in two areas that have stalled for months: hardware development and hiring. I'm partnering with a distributor in Germany to begin selling TinyPilot within the EU. Goal grades At the start of each month, I declare what I'd like to accomplish. Here's how I did against those goals: Publish a new release of TinyPilot Result: Published TinyPilot 1.5.1 Grade: A This release went well and came out on schedule. It didn't have any especially exciting new features, but we polished existing features and paid down technical debt.