The invention provides an experiment platform and a control method of the experiment platform, wherein the experiment platform comprises a body, a support frame, a first driving part, a swinging arm,a second driving part and a control part; the first driving part is arranged on the body, is connected with one end of the support frame, and is used for driving the support frame to move in the firstdirection; one end of the swinging arm is rotationally connected with the other end of the support frame; the second driving part is arranged on the support frame, and drives the swinging arm to rotate in a second direction; and the control part is connected with the first driving part and the second driving part, generates a first control signal according to a work model sent by a host computerfor driving the first driving part, and generates a second control signal according to the work model sent by the host computer for driving the second driving part. The experiment platform provided bythe invention realizes the movement control of the swinging arm in the first direction and the second direction; the specified action is realized according to control signals formed by the first control signal and the second control of the host computer; and the space operation and control test is further realized.