I'm not sure what's up with that (though it doesn't seem that that issue would arise due to using a different version of AVR Studio).
Just in case it might help others, what version of Windows are you running? And what Atmega chip are you using for your $50 robot?
There are some google results for you error. Is it possibly you have AtmelStudio set up to compile for the wrong chip?
Finally, I would suggest trying AVR Studio 4 if the above doesn't work, as that is known to work best in the past; You might avoid some future issues, but again, unlikely to be the issue here.