Samsara Inc. has introduced Samsara Equipment and the Samsara 360 Camera, a dual-fisheye, 360-degree AI camera for machinery used in construction, warehouses, mines and airports. The company positions the product as an extension of the safety and operational visibility it already provides for road fleets, now aimed at equipment operating in demanding physical environments.
The target applications are open-cab machines such as excavators, forklifts and airport pushbacks, which often work within feet of workers and other equipment. Samsara says this equipment has lacked a camera system designed for those conditions. When no ground-level footage is available, the company argues, incident reviews can stall, liability can become disputed and unsafe practices can recur.
David Gal, vice president of product and engineering at Samsara, said frontline workers on forklifts, excavators and other 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, and said the camera was built to withstand those conditions and see around the operator so customers can protect workers in warehouses, on job sites and on airport ramps as they do on roads.
Samsara says traditional 360-degree equipment systems typically require four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder. By contrast, the Samsara 360 Camera captures a full surround view from one mounting point, and managers can pan and zoom through recorded incidents to inspect them from different angles. The unit is installed in a manner similar to a Samsara dash cam and is designed for harsh weather and rough operating conditions.
The safety features rely on Samsara AI, which the company says draws on nearly a decade of development in its AI dash cams. The system can monitor mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts, with detections trained on how equipment is actually operated. When an impact occurs, video is routed automatically to the Samsara Safety Inbox so reviews can be based on recorded evidence rather than conflicting accounts.
Samsara says managers can use the footage to identify operators, sites and equipment types with repeated risky behavior, coach workers using their own video and enforce zero-tolerance mobile phone policies. The company also says timestamped footage can help speed OSHA investigations without adding headcount and support insurance claims or help establish or clear liability.
On the operational side, Samsara for Equipment combines the 360 Camera with equipment monitoring and 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 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 with a single view of vehicles, equipment and operators across brands.