Charging station

A charging station, adapted to charge a robot, wherein the robot has been in communication pairing with the charging station in advance, the charging station comprises:

• a body;
• a charging device, arranged on the body and adapted to be connected to the robot;
• a control device, in communication connection with the robot and in electric connection with the charging device and comprising a sensing unit, wherein the control device is adapted to enable the charging device to charge the robot after the sensing unit senses the robot;
• and
• an alignment device, connected to the body and adapted to align the robot with the charging station;
• wherein the alignment device is provided with a first alignment unit and a second alignment unit, an initial position guiding is performed on the robot by means of the first alignment unit and then a precise position guiding is performed on the robot by means of the second alignment unit;
• wherein the charging station is adapted to connect to the robot along a combination direction, the charging station further comprises a protective piece, the protective piece is adapted to be affected by a third party device to be actuated when the second alignment unit is combined with the robot along the combination direction, the third party device is adapted to connect to the second alignment unit, and the protective piece and the second alignment unit jointly form an alignment and protection device;
• wherein the second alignment unit is a reception channel, located on one side of the charging device, entering the body along a direction parallel to the combination direction and forming an opening in the body, the protective piece is movably connected to the reception channel and transforms between a closed position where the protective piece covers the opening and the charging device at a same time and an open position where the protective piece enters the reception channel without covering the charging device, and the reception channel receives a part of the robot as well when the protective piece is located at the open position.