The record, which was first discussed in 2007, was due to have featured contributions from Hegarty, who won the Mercury Prize for his 2005 album I Am A Bird Now.
RAPHaEL -- which is part of a larger RoMeLa robot project named CHARLI -- has already won several awards, including grabbing firstprize at the 2008-2009 Compressed Air and Gas Institute Innovation Award Contest.