Samsara Inc. has introduced Samsara Equipment and the Samsara 360 Camera, a dual-fisheye-lens, 360-degree AI camera designed to bring safety and operational visibility to equipment used in physical operations. The company says the system extends capabilities already used for road fleets to machines working in demanding environments.
The target environments include construction sites, warehouses, mines, and airports, where frontline workers operate excavators, forklifts, and pushbacks with open cabs. These machines often work within feet of coworkers and other equipment, yet the company says they have not had a camera system built for the job. Samsara says the lack of ground-level footage has stalled incident investigations, left liability disputed, and allowed repeated unsafe behaviors.
David Gal, vice president of product and engineering at Samsara, said frontline workers who operate forklifts, excavators, and ground equipment perform some of the riskiest work in physical operations. He described the machines as having open cabs, no windshield, no roof, and hazards on every side. According to Gal, Samsara built the camera to withstand those conditions and see all the way around the operator, so customers can protect workers on warehouse floors, job sites, and ramps as they do on the road.
Single mount, full view
Traditional 360-degree systems for equipment require four cameras, four mounts, and a separate recorder, according to Samsara. The Samsara 360 Camera captures a full 360-degree view from one mounting point. Managers can pan and zoom through any recorded event to review it from every angle. The device installs like a Samsara dash cam and is built to endure harsh weather and rough operating conditions.
Samsara AI, developed from nearly a decade of Samsara AI Dash Cams, turns the footage into a safety program. The company says the detections are trained on how equipment is actually operated.
Safety and equipment workflows
- See every angle of risk: AI detections flag mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts.
- Understand where risks occur: Managers can see which operators, sites, and equipment types show repeat 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.
- Act before a repeat: Managers can coach operators using their own footage, enforce zero-tolerance mobile phone policies, and speed up OSHA investigations without adding headcount. Timestamped footage can support insurance claims and help establish or clear liability quickly.
Samsara for Equipment combines with the 360 Camera, equipment monitoring, and 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 agents work with the equipment out of the box, so a fault code can open a work order automatically. The company also says every vehicle, piece of equipment, and operator can live on one platform instead of a separate OEM portal for each brand.