Getting error in build of Android Studio app for pepper

Issue

I am currently trying to develop an App for a humanoid robot called pepper. But unfortunately I get stuck before I can even execute the code, which I plan to write.

This is the error message I keep getting, it seems to try to locate some poms, which might have been removed, but I am not entirely sure what exactly is failing here.

Executing tasks: [:app:assembleDebug] in project C:\Users\Fabian\AndroidStudioProjects\MyApplication

> Task :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:compileDebugAidl NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:compileDebugRenderscript NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:javaPreCompileDebug UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:checkDebugAarMetadata FAILED
> Task :app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:mergeDebugResources FAILED
> Task :app:createDebugCompatibleScreenManifests UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:extractDeepLinksDebug UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:processDebugMainManifest FAILED
> Task :app:mergeDebugNativeDebugMetadata NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:mergeDebugShaders UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:compileDebugShaders NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:mergeDebugAssets FAILED
> Task :app:processDebugJavaRes NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:mergeDebugJavaResource FAILED
> Task :app:checkDebugDuplicateClasses FAILED
> Task :app:desugarDebugFileDependencies FAILED
> Task :app:mergeDebugJniLibFolders UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:mergeDebugNativeLibs FAILED
> Task :app:validateSigningDebug UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:writeDebugAppMetadata UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:writeDebugSigningConfigVersions UP-TO-DATE

FAILURE: Build completed with 8 failures.

1: Task failed with an exception.
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* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:checkDebugAarMetadata'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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2: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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3: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugMainManifest'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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4: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugAssets'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

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5: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugJavaResource'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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6: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:checkDebugDuplicateClasses'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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7: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:desugarDebugFileDependencies'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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8: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugNativeLibs'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk/1.7.5/qisdk-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
       - https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/aldebaran/qisdk-design/1.7.5/qisdk-design-1.7.5.pom
     Required by:
         project :app

* Try:
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BUILD FAILED in 1s
18 actionable tasks: 8 executed, 10 up-to-date

My gradle dependencies:

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
}

android {
    compileSdk 31

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.test"
        minSdk 23
        targetSdk 31
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

dependencies {

    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.1'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.+'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.4.0'
    implementation 'com.aldebaran:qisdk:1.7.5'
    implementation 'com.aldebaran:qisdk-design:1.7.5'
}

And my build gradle

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven {
            url 'https://android.aldebaran.com/sdk/maven'
        }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.2"

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

Solution

Actually, the QiSDK is not found in all the repositories you mentioned (google(), mavenCentral(), or jcenter()). To get the QiSDK, add this code to your settings.gradle in repositories {} (IMPORTANT)

maven {
        url 'http://android.aldebaran.com/sdk/maven'
        allowInsecureProtocol = true
    }

Also, remove jcenter(), it is deprecated now. Don't worry about the allowInsecureProtocol=true setting, the maven url is safe. This is because the QiSDK is found in its own repo, android.aldebaran.com

Answered By - JustInCoding