Samsara launches first single-mount 360-degree AI camera
Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, has announced Samsara for Equipment and the Samsara 360 Camera for equipment (patent-pending). The company calls the camera the industry’s first single-mount, dual-fisheye lens, 360-degree AI camera built for operated equipment. Together, the two products bring the AI safety and operational visibility that organisations already use for their road fleets to the machines working in some of the most demanding environments in physical operations.
Why operated equipment needs a purpose-built camera
Frontline workers on construction sites, in warehouses and mines, and on airport ramps run excavators, forklifts and pushbacks with open cabs. They often work within feet of coworkers, racks and aircraft. Until now, none of that equipment had a camera system designed for the job.
The gap had real consequences. Without footage from the ground, incident investigations stalled and liability was disputed. Teams then saw the same unsafe behaviours repeated.
David Gal, VP of Product & Engineering at Samsara, explained the thinking behind the launch. “The frontline workers operating forklifts, excavators, and ground equipment do some of the riskiest work in physical operations,” said Gal. “These machines have open cabs, no windshield, no roof, and hazards on every side. We built a camera tough enough to work in those conditions and see all the way around the operator, so customers can protect frontline workers on the warehouse floor, the job site, and the ramp the same way they do on the road.”
One mount, a full 360-degree view
Traditional 360-degree systems for equipment need four cameras, four mounts and a separate recorder. The Samsara 360 Camera captures the full view from a single mount point. Managers can pan and zoom through any recorded event and watch it from every angle.
Installation works much like fitting a Samsara dash cam. The camera is also built to withstand harsh weather and rough operating conditions, which suits the sites where this equipment works.
AI that turns footage into a safety programme
Samsara AI draws on nearly a decade of experience with Samsara AI Dash Cams. It turns the camera’s footage into a working safety programme. The detections are trained on how equipment is actually operated, and they flag mobile phone use, camera obstruction, seat and lap belt use, and harsh impacts.
Managers can then see which operators, sites and equipment types show repeat risky behaviour. When an incident does happen, every impact automatically pulls video into the Samsara Safety Inbox. Investigations therefore close on evidence instead of competing accounts.
The footage also helps teams act before problems recur. Managers can coach operators using their own footage and enforce zero-tolerance mobile phone policies. They can speed up HSE investigations without adding headcount. Timestamped footage supports insurance claims and helps establish or clear liability quickly.
Equipment monitoring on the same platform
Samsara for Equipment combines the 360 Camera with equipment monitoring and agents on the platform organisations already use for their fleets. Teams can see how long each forklift or excavator sits idling. They can schedule preventive maintenance on actual engine hours instead of the calendar. They can also check how many forklifts really run at peak before they buy more.
Samsara agents work with this equipment out of the box, so a fault code can open a work order automatically. Teams no longer need a separate OEM portal for every equipment brand. Every vehicle, piece of equipment and operator lives on one platform.
Alaska Airlines targets damage to aircraft
Alaska Airlines uses the 360 Camera across its ground support equipment. For the airline, the added visibility addresses one of the highest-stakes risks on the ramp: damage to aircraft.
“Safety on the ramp has always been our top priority, and Samsara has been a true partner in helping us raise the bar,” said Mehdi Jnah, Director of Ground Support Equipment, Alaska Airlines. “Their AI dash cams gave us something we never had before — real-time alerts and video footage to protect our crews. With the 360 Camera, we extend safety to every type of ground service equipment on the ramp. Baggage tractors, tugs, pushbacks — each with its own unique demands and operating procedures. Now, not only can we see it all, we have real-time access to the evidence we need to move from incident report to root cause in minutes. We believe this kind of innovation has the potential to transform ramp safety across the entire industry.”
Availability
Samsara for Equipment and the Samsara 360 Camera are available today in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
