Samsara has introduced the Samsara 360 Camera and Samsara for Equipment, a camera-and-software package intended to bring AI-assisted safety and operational visibility to equipment used in construction, warehouses, mines and airports. The company says the system extends capabilities already used on road fleets to machines such as excavators and forklifts that often work in open cabs and close to people and other equipment.
Samsara describes the 360 Camera as a dual-fisheye, 360-degree AI camera. It is designed to be mounted at a single point and capture a complete view around the machine. Managers can pan and zoom through recorded events to examine an incident from different angles. The camera installs in a way similar to a Samsara dash cam and is built for harsh weather and rough operating conditions, according to the company.
The product addresses a practical gap described by Samsara: many machines in physical operations have open cabs, no windshield and no roof, yet have not had a camera system built for their working conditions. Without ground-level footage, the company says, incident investigations can stall, liability can be disputed and unsafe behaviors can recur.
David Gal, vice president of product and engineering at Samsara, said frontline workers operating forklifts, excavators and ground equipment perform some of the riskiest work in physical operations. He said the camera was designed to withstand those conditions and provide visibility all the way around the operator, so customers can protect workers in warehouses, at job sites and on ramps in the same way they do on roads.
Samsara says the single-mount design differs from traditional 360-degree equipment systems, which generally require four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder. The company’s AI, developed from nearly a decade of work on Samsara AI Dash Cams, analyzes the camera footage for safety programs.
Safety monitoring and follow-up
According to Samsara, the system’s AI detections can flag mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts, with models trained on how equipment is actually operated. Managers can use the resulting data to identify operators, sites and equipment types that show repeated risky behavior.
When an impact occurs, video is automatically routed to the Samsara Safety Inbox, the company says, so investigations can rely on recorded evidence rather than conflicting accounts. Managers can coach operators using their own footage, enforce zero-tolerance mobile phone policies and support OSHA investigations. Samsara also says timestamped footage can support insurance claims and help establish or clear liability.
Equipment operations on one platform
Samsara for Equipment combines with the 360 Camera and Samsara agents on the same platform the company provides for road fleets. The company says teams can monitor how long a forklift or excavator is idling, schedule preventive maintenance based on engine hours rather than the calendar, and assess how many forklifts are actually needed at peak periods before buying more.
Samsara says its agents work with the 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 different equipment brands, keeping vehicles, equipment and operators in one system.
Because the announcement describes product capabilities and intended benefits, the safety, maintenance and utilization claims should be read as company statements rather than independently verified outcomes.