Samsara Inc. has launched the Samsara 360 Camera, a dual-fisheye, 360-degree AI camera for equipment, alongside Samsara Equipment. The combined offering is intended to extend the AI safety and operational visibility the company provides for road fleets to machines used in construction, warehouses, mines and airports, including excavators, forklifts and pushbacks with open cabs.
The company frames the launch around a visibility gap at ground level. Frontline workers often operate these machines within feet of coworkers and other equipment, but the vehicles have not had camera systems built for their conditions. Samsara says that without footage from the ground, incident investigations can stall, liability can be disputed and unsafe behaviors can be repeated.
One mount instead of four
Samsara says traditional 360-degree systems for equipment require four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder. The Samsara 360 Camera captures a full 360-degree view from one mount point. Managers can pan and zoom through recorded events to review them from multiple angles. The camera installs like a Samsara dash cam and is built to withstand harsh weather and rough operating conditions.
David Gal, vice president of product and engineering at Samsara, said the frontline workers who operate forklifts, excavators and ground equipment perform some of the riskiest work in physical operations. He said the machines have open cabs, no windshield, no roof and hazards on every side, and that the camera was built to see all around the operator so customers can protect workers on warehouse floors, job sites and ramps in the same way they do on the road.
AI detections and safety workflow
Samsara AI, which the company says is built on nearly a decade of Samsara AI Dash Cam experience, turns the camera footage into a safety program. The system's AI detections flag mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use and harsh impacts, trained on how equipment is actually operated, according to Samsara.
Managers can also use the footage to see where risks are concentrated. Samsara says the system shows which operators, sites and equipment types display repeated risky behavior. When an impact occurs, video is automatically pulled into the Samsara Safety Inbox, so investigations can close on evidence rather than competing accounts.
For follow-up, managers can coach operators using their own footage, enforce zero-tolerance mobile phone policies, and speed up OSHA investigations without adding headcount, the company 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 organizations use for their 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 actually run at peak before buying more.
Samsara says its agents work with this equipment out of the box, allowing a fault code to open a work order automatically. The platform is also intended to replace separate OEM portals for each equipment brand, putting every vehicle, piece of equipment and operator on one system.