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One critical challenge in promoting its application is the accurate attitude and slope estimation of the robot in complex natural environments. This paper first investigates the operational conditions of transmission line inspection, and develops a walking device prototype based on the evolution of a single-degree-of-freedom eight-link mechanism. Second, it establishes an analytical model of the robot\u2019s line-walking motion to explore the influence of robot weight on transmission line slope, proposes a corrected force analysis method, and evaluates the maximum climbing capacity of the walking device. Finally, considering the influence of line flexibility characteristics on the hybrid PTLIR, it analyzes the dynamic response of the whole system during the robot\u2019s line-walking motion, and reveals the intrinsic physical mechanism driving vibration in the transmission line system. 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