Oi. Hold on. Do NOT bring clocks into this. I'm a fucking clock and watchmaker. It pissed me off every time when someone goes "Oh, so you can make steam punk stuff!" 

No. We cant. Frankly, it's impossible. The balance spring only last a single day if wound properly, and clockwork is only good for one thing: turning in place. That's it. We can change speed and make calculations, but that's it. I can't look at a bunch of clock parts and say "By gum! Let's make a robot instead!" I couldn't even make the parts if I wanted too!