Samsara Inc. has launched the Samsara 360 Camera and Samsara Equipment, a camera and monitoring offering for equipment used in physical operations. The 360 Camera uses a dual-fisheye lens to capture a full surround view from a single mount, and the company says it is designed to bring AI safety and operational visibility—already used on road fleets—to machines working in demanding environments.
The target applications are construction sites, warehouses, mines and airports, where frontline workers operate excavators, forklifts and other ground equipment with open cabs. Samsara says such machines often work within feet of coworkers and other equipment, and until now did not have a camera system built for the job. Without ground-level footage, the company says, incident investigations can stall, liability can be disputed and unsafe behaviors can repeat.
One mount, surround view
David Gal, vice president of product and engineering at Samsara, said frontline workers operating forklifts, excavators and ground equipment do some of the riskiest work in physical operations. According to Gal, these machines have open cabs, no windshield, no roof and hazards on every side. He said Samsara built the camera to work in those conditions and see all the way around the operator, so customers can protect frontline workers in warehouses, on job sites and on ramps in the same way they do on the road.
Traditional 360-degree equipment systems require four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder, according to Samsara. The Samsara 360 Camera captures a full 360-degree view from one mount point, and managers can pan and zoom through recorded events to view them from different angles. The unit installs like a Samsara dash cam and is built to withstand harsh weather and rough operating conditions.
AI detections and investigations
Samsara AI, built on nearly a decade of Samsara AI Dash Cams, analyzes the footage for safety programs. The company says the system can flag mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts, with detections trained on how equipment is actually operated.
Managers can use the system to see which operators, sites and equipment types show repeat risky behavior. When an impact occurs, video is automatically pulled into the Samsara Safety Inbox, which Samsara says allows investigations to close on evidence rather than competing accounts. The footage can support coaching on operators’ own video, enforcement of zero-tolerance mobile phone policies and faster OSHA investigations without adding headcount, according to the company. Samsara also says timestamped footage can support insurance claims and help establish or clear liability quickly.
Equipment monitoring on one platform
Samsara for Equipment combines with the 360 Camera, equipment monitoring and Samsara agents on the same platform the company provides for road fleets. Teams can see how long each forklift or excavator sits idling, schedule preventive maintenance based on actual engine hours instead of the calendar, and see how many forklifts run at peak before buying more.
Samsara says its agents work with the equipment out of the box, so a fault code can open a work order automatically. The platform is also intended to replace separate OEM portals for each equipment brand, keeping every vehicle, piece of equipment and operator on one system. These are company-described capabilities; the announcement does not include independent performance data or customer results.