# Pixhawk 系列
Pixhawk®(opens new window) is an independent open-hardware project providing readily-available, low-cost, and high-end, autopilot hardware designs to the academic, hobby and industrial communities.
Pixhawk is the reference hardware platform for PX4, and runs PX4 on the NuttX(opens new window) OS.
Manufacturers have created many different boards based on the open designs, with form factors that are optimised for applications from cargo carrying though to first person view (FPV) racers.
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For computationally intensive tasks (e.g. computer vision) you will need a separate companion computer (e.g. Raspberry Pi 2/3 Navio2) or a platform with an integrated companion solution.
# Key Benefits
Key benefits of using a Pixhawk series controller include: Software support - as PX4 reference hardware these are our best-maintained boards.
Flexibility in terms of hardware peripheral