Samsara Inc. has launched a 360-degree AI camera designed for equipment used in construction, warehouses, mines and airports, extending the company’s fleet safety and operational visibility tools to machines with open cabs.
The Samsara 360 Camera uses a dual-fisheye lens and mounts at a single point on the equipment, capturing a full view around the operator. Managers can pan and zoom through recorded events to examine an incident from any angle.
Frontline workers run excavators, forklifts and pushbacks on construction sites, in warehouses, mines and airports, often within feet of coworkers and other equipment. Samsara says such machines previously lacked a camera system built for the job, leaving incident investigations stalled, liability disputed and unsafe behavior easier to repeat.
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 the machines as having open cabs, no windshield and no roof, with hazards on every side. Samsara built the camera to withstand those conditions and see all around the operator, he added, so customers can protect workers on warehouse floors, job sites and airport ramps in the same way they do on the road.
Conventional 360-degree equipment systems require four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder, according to Samsara. The 360 Camera installs like a Samsara dash cam and is built to withstand harsh weather and rough operating conditions.
Samsara AI, built on nearly a decade of Samsara AI Dash Cams, turns the footage into a safety program. Its detections flag mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts, trained on how equipment is actually operated.
Managers can see which operators, sites and equipment types show repeated risky behavior. When an impact occurs, video is automatically pulled into the Samsara Safety Inbox, so investigations can rely on evidence instead of competing accounts. Teams can coach operators with their own footage, enforce zero-tolerance mobile phone policies and speed up OSHA investigations without adding headcount, Samsara says. Timestamped footage also supports insurance claims and helps establish or clear liability.
Samsara for Equipment combines the 360 Camera with equipment monitoring and agents on the same platform used for road fleets. Teams can see how long each forklift or excavator idles, schedule preventive maintenance based on actual engine hours rather than the calendar, and assess how many forklifts 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 vehicles, equipment and operators instead of requiring separate OEM portals for each equipment brand.