A method, comprising: determining, based on input to one or more microphones of a mobile computing device, that a user has provided a spoken utterance, wherein the mobile computing device includes one or more first motors that maneuver the mobile computing device across an area; determining, based on the input to the one or more microphones, that the user is requesting the mobile computing device to perform an action that is associated with an automated assistant rendering content via one or more speakers and/or a display panel of the mobile computing device; determining, based on the input to the one or more microphones, an additional input to the one or more microphones, and/or one or more other sensors of the mobile computing device, a location of the user relative to the mobile computing device; and when the content requested by the user to be rendered at the mobile computing device includes graphical content and when the determined location satisfies a particular distance condition: causing the first motor of the mobile computing device to maneuver the mobile computing device toward the location of the user, and causing the display panel to render the graphical content in furtherance of performing the action; characterised by the method further comprising: determining whether the user is providing a subsequent spoken utterance when the one or more first motors of the mobile computing device are operating; and when the subsequent spoken utterance is being received while the one or more first motors of the mobile computing device are operating: causing the one or more first motors to transition into a reduced power state, wherein the reduced power state corresponds to a state in which the one or more first motors consume less power than another state and/or a previous state of the one or more first motors. determining, based on input to one or more microphones of a mobile computing device, that a user has provided a spoken utterance, wherein the mobile computing device includes one or more first motors that maneuver the mobile computing device across an area; determining, based on the input to the one or more microphones, that the user is requesting the mobile computing device to perform an action that is associated with an automated assistant rendering content via one or more speakers and/or a display panel of the mobile computing device; determining, based on the input to the one or more microphones, an additional input to the one or more microphones, and/or one or more other sensors of the mobile computing device, a location of the user relative to the mobile computing device; and when the content requested by the user to be rendered at the mobile computing device includes graphical content and when the determined location satisfies a particular distance condition: causing the first motor of the mobile computing device to maneuver the mobile computing device toward the location of the user, and causing the display panel to render the graphical content in furtherance of performing the action; characterised by the method further comprising: causing the first motor of the mobile computing device to maneuver the mobile computing device toward the location of the user, and causing the display panel to render the graphical content in furtherance of performing the action; characterised by the method further comprising: determining whether the user is providing a subsequent spoken utterance when the one or more first motors of the mobile computing device are operating; and when the subsequent spoken utterance is being received while the one or more first motors of the mobile computing device are operating: causing the one or more first motors to transition into a reduced power state, wherein the reduced power state corresponds to a state in which the one or more first motors consume less power than another state and/or a previous state of the one or more first motors.