Places where you can interact with robots

Whether you view them as benevolent protectors meant to aid us ("Danger, Will Robinson!"), mechanical servants created to handle menial tasks (the Jetsons' maid, Rosie), or ultimately our undoing (the maniacal beings who wage war on humankind in "Terminator"), robots are undeniably compelling. Decorated with robots from the private collection of the owners, the bakery walls are an exhibition of robot artwork, soft and spongy robots, comic books about robots, toy robots alongside their original packaging, lunch boxes and more. [...] while you're checking out the wall art, take advantage of your non-robotic taste buds and try such fantastical doughnut flavors as dulce de leche, s'more, bacon-maple, PB&J or berry cheesecake. 2226 10th St., (916) 444-5157, www.doughbotdonuts.com. See a small-scale version on display in the gallery alongside mechanical body parts that have enabled amputees to run, walk and grab. 1 Market St., second floor, www.autodesk.com/gallery. Bring to life your own robotic companion at this interactive exhibit, where visitors get to use interconnecting parts to create their unique version of what "artificial intelligence" could or should look like.