Good logic
Again, if you have read any of the Battletech books, you'll find that they can do so, at least up to a point. However, even with the sensitivity of today's gyro and inertial devices, what you'll run into is constant micro-corrections that could, like the software error in one of the prototype F-22Raptors, begin oscillating due to overcorrecting--especially if the 'muscles' are damaged. This could be where a neuro-sensitive device would help by sensing the operator's balance commands, effectively turning the mech into an extension of his own body.
The technology is coming much more quickly than you might imagine. Battletech is envisioned for some thousands of years in our future, yet much of its technology is already being studied and, to some extent used, in modern military equipment. Today's combat aircraft are so unstable that computers are required to make those balancing micro-corrections. We have exoskeleton devices now that can sense the operator's movements and duplicate them with such precision that the operator almost feels like he's doing the work himself, though instead of lifting and carrying twenty to thirty pounds, he's carrying 200 to 300 or more. The only limitation right now is the amount of power it uses, forcing the operator to be tethered by an energy umbilical or operate with heavy, limited-endurance batteries. As these systems come together, you could well see soldiers in battle armor reminiscent of the knights of the middle ages (only larger) within the next 20 to 50 years and possible full mechas within the next hundred.
