Yeah, that's definitely a good example for what it would look/move like.
The only thing I'm not sure is the double knee, I find it quite weird...
And for your guy, modular cyberlimbs ftw!
The only thing I'm not sure is the double knee, I find it quite weird...
And for your guy, modular cyberlimbs ftw!
Double wha? This isn't necessarily pointed at you, but for the general edification of anyone interested, a digitigrade leg (like a kid stealth leg, a cat rear leg, a goat rear leg, etc) has the same basic construction as a human leg (called plantigrade). The thigh, (from the hip to the knee) is shorter (we're talking proportionally, here) in a digitigrade, but that first joint down from the hip is still the knee. The lower leg, from the "forwards knee" to the "backwards knee" is also shorter. The "backwards knee" joint in the middle of a digitigrade leg is actually what a plantigrade considers their heel. The long part leading down to the ground on the digitigrade is, to a human, the part of their foot from their heel to the ball of the foot. And the part of the digitigrade leg on the ground is just the ball and toes. (hence the name)
So as long as you consider your "leg joints" to be hip, knee, ankle, and ball, the digitigrade leg has the exact same number of joints as you do. It's just like walking on your toes with your heels off the ground, and then completely changing the proportional lengths of the different bits. This changes all manner of mechanical advantage and has associated pros and cons. But if you can walk/jump/etc on your toes, then, fundamentally, you can walk with a digitigrade leg, so wrapping your brain around your shiny new legs wouldn't be quite as hard as it seems. Granted, it would take some serious getting used to, but all the familiar old structures are still there, and it's a means of locomotion you can already do with your regular legs, it just isn't easy or effective.
Most of you probably already knew that. Carry on.