At present, the distribution live work is mainly realized by using the aerial lift device with an insulated boom, but it is difficult to carry out in part of the complex environment, such as mountainous areas and paddy fields. In order to solve the above problems, a livework climbing robot platform was designed．The overall design idea of the robot platform was presented; the design principles and implementation methods of the hardware and the software of the platform were introduced; then a livework climbing robot was built. The robot main body was both a manipulator and a crawling body. The results show that the proposed robot can realize autonomous pole climbing, and can carry out some distribution live operation projects after reaching the designated position of the pole.