Oh, this is pretty genius lol. Not an actual centaur, but she wears a robotic chassis that mimics a centaur.
It is a quite ingenious design, but anatomically speaking that would cause severe strain to the wearer's spine, especially on the waist area. Horses got most of their driving power using their hind legs, and their forelegs are used to keep the body's momentum by 'gliding' them at correct height. If this suit follows that logic, then with each stroke of the hindlegs the wearer's waist and upper body would be subjected to momentary acceleration that will rock them like being hit with a trolley.
It is a quite ingenious design, but anatomically speaking that would cause severe strain to the wearer's spine, especially on the waist area. Horses got most of their driving power using their hind legs, and their forelegs are used to keep the body's momentum by 'gliding' them at correct height. If this suit follows that logic, then with each stroke of the hindlegs the wearer's waist and upper body would be subjected to momentary acceleration that will rock them like being hit with a trolley.
Forelegs are also responsible for supporting (most of) the weight of the horse and absorbing the shock of running.
Interestingly... the horse forelegs are not connected directly to the rest of the skeleton. There's no bone connection between the "shoulder blade" scapula and the spine. Instead they are hanging by a complex system of muscles and tendons (and ligaments), like from a sling, basically. ...Kinda similar to how this centaur chassis is attached (though shock absorption on this one looks far worse compared to the real thing).
hmm..this reminds me of that product in Centaur no Nayami for mermaids...only of course more functional. the one shown in the anime was way too stiff in movement..like the earlier version of ASIMO it also costs A LOT. like into the 5 or 6 digits.
Forelegs are also responsible for supporting (most of) the weight of the horse and absorbing the shock of running.
Interestingly... the horse forelegs are not connected directly to the rest of the skeleton. There's no bone connection between the "shoulder blade" scapula and the spine. Instead they are hanging by a complex system of muscles and tendons (and ligaments), like from a sling, basically. ...Kinda similar to how this centaur chassis is attached (though shock absorption on this one looks far worse compared to the real thing).
I would imagine this as a prototype, and say there was some kind of extra spinal support in the final variant.
