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Originally Posted by messer5740
I concur with JPB, the figure eight knot is very good at creating a large stop knot (I rock climb), and stays together well. They look similar to the Stevedore Knot, but I'm not sure how much larger the figure-eight knot is compared to it. Guess that's a good place to start.
EDIT: OH! You were talking about knots for the robot to interface with. Our team is using a double overhand for it fits in our hook system.
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While I think John was referring to the Figure Eight loop and not the Figure Eight knot, I'm curious as to why you think the Figure Eight is a better stopper knot than the Stevedore. A Stevedore knot is a Figure Eight knot with an extra turn around the standing end before the working end passes back through. Also, the load bearing face of a Figure Eight can be very asymmetrical, and since the DAVITs will only be supporting the stopper knots on 2-3 sides of the knot at any time, I think symmetrical knots are better for this application.