Samsara Inc. has launched Samsara Equipment and the Samsara 360 Camera, a 360-degree AI camera designed to bring the safety and operational visibility used on road fleets to equipment in physical operations.
The system is aimed at construction sites, warehouses, mines and airports, where excavators, forklifts and other open-cab machines often operate within feet of workers and other equipment. Samsara says such equipment has not had a camera system built for the job, leaving incident investigations without ground-level footage, liability open to dispute and the same unsafe behaviors liable to recur.
Single mount, full view
The 360 Camera uses a dual-fisheye lens and captures a full panoramic view from one mounting point. That contrasts with traditional equipment 360 systems, which the company says require four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder. Managers can pan and zoom through recorded events to review an incident from multiple angles. The camera installs like a Samsara dash cam and is built to withstand harsh weather and rough operating conditions.
AI turns footage into workflows
Samsara AI, built on nearly a decade of Samsara AI Dash Cams, analyzes the camera's footage for safety risks. Detections include mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts, trained on how equipment is actually operated.
Managers can use the system to identify operators, sites and equipment types associated with repeated risky behavior. When an impact occurs, video is automatically routed to the Samsara Safety Inbox, so investigations can rely on recorded evidence rather than competing accounts. The footage also supports coaching on actual events, enforcement of zero-tolerance mobile phone policies and faster OSHA investigations without adding headcount, according to Samsara. Timestamped video can support insurance claims and help establish or clear liability.
Equipment monitoring on one platform
The equipment offering combines with the 360 Camera, equipment monitoring and Samsara agents on the same platform used for road fleets. Teams can track how long a forklift or excavator sits idle, schedule preventive maintenance based on engine hours rather than the calendar, and assess how many forklifts actually run at peak before buying more.
Samsara agents work with the equipment out of the box, allowing a fault code to open a work order automatically. The platform also consolidates every vehicle, piece of equipment and operator in one place, instead of requiring a separate OEM portal for each equipment brand.
Designed for harsh, close-quarters work
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 described machines with open cabs, no windshield, no roof and hazards on every side, and said the camera was built to work in those conditions and see all the way around the operator. The goal, he said, is to help customers protect those workers on warehouse floors, job sites and airport ramps in the same way they protect road fleets.
The launch extends Samsara's fleet-safety model to equipment, but the company's announcement did not disclose pricing, a rollout schedule or customer deployment figures.