An automatic charging station for an autonomous mobile machine includes a
base, a housing, and a signal transmitter. The base is mounted on the
ground or on a planar surface. The housing is rotatably mounted on the
base, having at least one guide member and a plurality of electrically
conductive members on a surface thereof. The electrically conductive
members are located on the housing. The signal transmitter is mounted on
the housing for transmitting a signal. When the autonomous mobile machine
senses the signal transmitted by the transmitter while moving, the
autonomous mobile machine moves along a route towards the housing and
then forces the guide member to enable the housing to rotate for facing
and accommodating the autonomous mobile machine and to further enable the
autonomous mobile machine to contact against the housing to have its
electrodes in contact with the electrically conductive members for
charging.