PixEagle

Software
Drones and boats
Framework

PixEagle is open-source software that connects a camera feed to visual tracking, AI object detection, and target-following guidance for PX4 drones and UAV companion computers.

Source on GitHub: github.com/alireza787b/PixEagle (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit f77b08d (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code: Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit f77b08d (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
Commercial use: Yes

What it does

Takes video from files, USB or CSI cameras, RTSP, HTTP, UDP, and custom GStreamer pipelines.
Tracks targets with OpenCV trackers, SparseFlow, optional dlib, an AI-assisted tracker, and external gimbal tracking.
Detects objects with registered local YOLO detect and OBB models, with runtime and accelerator checks.
Produces typed follower command intents for multicopter, fixed-wing, and gimbal profiles.
Reads PX4 telemetry and offers guarded Offboard publication through MAVSDK, MAVLink, and MAVLink2REST.
Provides a web operator console with live video, settings, models, diagnostics, and logs, streamed as JPEG or WebRTC.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit f77b08d.

Getting started

Difficulty: Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it: Runs on Debian-family Linux on x86_64 or ARM64, with a Windows 11 experimental Core preview limited to bundled video, classic tracking, and no PX4 commands.
How to start: The project's README (opens in a new tab)

Maintenance

Status: Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit: 9 Oct 2026 on main
Latest release: PixEagle 7.4.1 (9 Oct 2026)

Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.

Robots that can run it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

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