Thought you guys would get a kick out of this video. And for the newbies, here's a nice little history lesson on what minting was like during the early 20th century. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-vvTKVjPdM
Koen, it's only a matter of time before most of the machinery is ran without the aid of actual human beings. Most of it already is. Probably the most human driven duty at the mint is the quality checking process.