Robot charging station protective member

An electrical charging station for charging an autonomous robot, comprising:

• a charging station frame, including a frame base having a plurality of interconnected frame elements which are configured to be secured to a floor on which the electrical charging station will be located;
• one of the frame elements of the frame base being a front side frame element;
• a charging station cover mounted on the charging station frame, the charging station cover including a front side cover having a front surface with a charging member configured to receive a second charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station for charging;
• a protective member extending across and having a front surface projecting outwardly from the front surface of the front side cover;
• the protective member being interconnected to the front side frame element through a plurality of apertures in the front side cover, the front side frame element located adjacent to a back surface of the front side cover, opposite the front surface.